Day 11 - Fresh Water

You may remember that Evian’s name means “life” and “water”.  We chose her name because of Jesus’ life giving water.  As the months of waiting for Evian turned to years, the list of “water” verses that the Lord showed me got longer, filling the cover page in my Bible.

A friend asked what some of my favorites are from that list.  Well, they are all my favorites, but I’ll share a couple of special ones from this week.

A week ago, on Evian’s “Gotcha Day”, I was reading my Bible at breakfast and these words from Psalm 104 were such a picture of Our Father’s heart for Evian - that He would quench her thirst, dwell with her, and satisfy her.  “He sends forth springs in the valleys; they flow between the mountains; they give drink to every beast of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.  Beside them the birds of the heavens dwell; they lift up their voices among the branches.  He waters the mountains from His upper chambers; the earth is satisfied with the fruit of His works.” (Psalm 104:10-13)

So, on the morning before receiving Evian, when the anxiety could have mounted, the Lord spoke clearly of His works in Evian’s life…long before we ever thought of her.

Our prayer for Evian is that she will drink of His “living water.”  Of all places, this afternoon I was at Starbucks, drinking real coffee, asking the Lord for refreshment from Him (how could I forget, babies are tiring!).  It was no accident that I was reading from John 4 (again…over and over the Lord encourages my heart with this whole chapter).  This is Jesus speaking: “Whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.” (John 4:14)

OK, I do have another favorite – Jeremiah 30 (9, 12)!

Today we receive Evian’s passport, check it, and send it on for her travel visa. 

Tomorrow, we have the opportunity to visit Evian’s orphanage.  The trip is 4 hours one way by bus.  Considering the long travel day, along with what we’ve heard from other adoptive parents about orphanage visits (smaller, less modern community without “facilities” or “amenities”, possible distraction from bonding for adoptive babies…), Russ is going while Evian and I stay at our hotel.  He will go armed with cameras, and will also be able to deliver some supplies to the orphanage.  Evian and I will pray from here! 

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