WE TALKED TO OUR DAUGHTER...

On Thursday November 27th we finally got news of the foster parents contact information! They are a lovely couple who have been foster parents for almost ten years. They live out in the country in a small village in the centre of St. Vincent; they both are Godly people and they have a true love for children in need. After speaking with both of them for only a short time, we felt so at ease knowing that God had placed Asha in their care. They both have a wonderful sense of humour and we know she will be loved, nurtured, cuddled and played with. Praise God!!!

We would like to share with all of you what they told us about Asha. We have written down these facts in the dialect they use (how they speak). This is what they told us:

* We have Asha wit us since she was only six days old.
* Asha is growin’ well for her age. She is 12 pounds already; only takin’ four ounces of da milk – she has a small stomach.
* Yo little gurl be a happy bebe. She like to be oudside and is a hand baby; she like ta be in my arms. Only trouble is when I put her down she start ta cry.
* Ah, she bein' noisy now, wants me to pick her up (he laughed then). You don't need ta worry, she be in a good home and she da only bebe here, so she be spoiled!
* (You could hear Asha crying.) Your bebe is cryin’ now cause she need her nappie changed.
* Here, say hello ta ya daddady…(Asha makes cooing sound)…did ya hear her, did ya hear her? She said hallo!
* Da people you know be jealous cause Asha is so cute…everyone will want a piece ah her.

It was truly amazing to talk to them but even more amazing to hear our little girl coo and giggle in the background!!!

Please continue to pray that going through the embassy in Trinidad for Asha’s visa, is a quick and smooth process so that we can bring our precious girl home as fast as possible.

PRAYER REQUEST...

To our family and friends:

We are writing today with heavy hearts and desperately need your prayers.

It looks like we are not going to bring home Asha as soon as we thought. We thought that with a January court date we would be bringing her home in February or March. But with the way the Immigration process works it can take anywhere from 8 - 10 months. It will be a few months longer than we originally thought. The wait is going to be tough so we need help to keep our minds off the wait and focused on the day when we can bring our little girl home.

We have been blessed greatly and never expected to get 'the call' so quickly. Please pray that the second half of our journey to adoption runs just as quickly and smoothly. It is difficult to express in words the love we feel for someone who we have never met, and it is even more difficult to go through each day missing the fact that we can not snuggle and hold our little girl yet. Please continue to pray for peace on our hearts during this time.

Love always,

Scott and Desiree

A HEARTFELT THANK YOU...

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to those who attended our fundraiser/steak night on November 20th, as well as those who donated but were not able to attend. The evening was a huge success and everyone's enormous generosity was a great blessing to our family. Know that by you contributing, you have helped us to bring our precious little girl home!

SAY HELLO TO OUR NEW DAUGHTER ASHA MIKAELA NYAH PARISIEN...

Yesterday, November 7, 2008 was truly the best day of our lives! Look at this perfect face! How can you not love her? The second we saw this little one, we knew that this was the baby that God had chosen for us. We had thought the wait for the call to tell us we had a baby waiting would be anywhere from one to three years - we never thought we'd get the call with a referral only 2 months and 17 days later. We are truly blessed!

We have given her the name of Asha Mikaela Nyah. Asha is African and means 'life', Mikaela is Hebrew which means 'who is like God' and Nyah is African and means 'purpose'. We can't wait for all of you to meet her!

The next step in our journey is to wait for all of the legal court procedures to be completed and processed which they hope to have done in January 2009. After this time, we will be notified that we can finally come and pick up our daughter. We are hoping and praying to be able to go pick her up in St. Vincent as early as February. Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers!

Scott, Desiree and Asha Parisien