Praise and Prayer Request

Quick note- (Chip here) Another Bethany family joined our posse tonight here at the Hotel Paris. This family, too, is adopting a female teenager. However, contrary to the boundaries we currently are emplacing with Isa, this family is allowing their teenaged child unfettered access to the internet. Apparently they've even bought the kid her own i-touch. (Just a reminder: Isa's foster family allowed her unsupervised, unlimited access to the internet; Isa's FB page has lots of totally "inappropriate" pictures on it, thus we are limiting her access to the internet right now. Additionally, the ICBF has emplaced a no-contact rule for Isa regarding her foster family and friends - another reason to limit her access to the net.) Kristin asked the mom to prevent her child from pulling out the i-touch/internet around our Isa. However, the mom blewoff K's request. Thirty minutes after this request, the kid had her i-touch out at the supper table as she sat next to Isa. K was fit to be tied. Thankfully, mom and daughter went to bed soon after supper. However, God once again has shown His "nearness" to us tonight. We were able to use the situation as an opportunity to address with Isa our zero-tolerance approach to the internet for right now and to explain that approach to her - all through the translation of another Bethany mom! Isa continues to show a grace and understanding that we consistently underestimate. That is a gift from God on several levels. Thanks for your prayers- we sure need them.