Prayers For All In Kyrgyzstan Adoption Process

A prayer written by our good friend Anna. Little did I know, four months ago when she wrote it, how much I would be revisiting it.

Dear God, Our Creator, Our Protector, Our Guide,
We come to you with the many children in the orphanages in Kyrgyzstan who are waiting to be brought home by their forever families and for the families that are ready to scoop them up and take them home in their arms. We thank you for the amazing journey that each of these children and families are on and hold in our hearts the end vision of these children having families to love them deeply, welcome them into their homes and care for them.
We know that this time of waiting is one that is laden with emotions and struggle, mixed with such joy and excitement. In this time we pray for the many people involved in the process.
First we pray for the children. We pray that You wrap them tightly in Your arms and give them love, comfort and protection. We pray for extra angels to surround them and that they can feel the amazing love from their families across the world. We pray for the orphanage workers that are with the children. We pray that they will have the energy, patience, support and love to be able to competently and lovingly care for these children. We pray for the case workers and the staff on the ground that they have the resources, energy and integrity to play their part efficiently and thoroughly. We pray for the judges in Bishkek that they feel Your warmth and guidance and that they are filled with Your light and from that light can move forward in service and love to these children by doing their job with integrity and effectively. We pray for the embassy workers, those who process the paperwork, the couriers, the travel agents, the bank workers, and the many other people that are involved in this process. We thank them for the parts that they play in bringing these children home. And God, we pray for the families that are waiting. Wrap each mother, father, sister and brother in Your loving arms. Give them peaceful sleep. Give them trust in Your process. Give them loving family and friends to support them. Give them deep hope and trust in the timing of their child coming home to them.
We are honored and in awe of the gift of adoption and we pray together for Your all-knowing and all-loving leadership of this process. Help each one of us who has these children on our hearts to be part of the process, support the families and keep all children who need a forever family in our prayers and our actions. Amen.