Tuesday, June 15, 2010
korea
So technically, korea is still at war with each other. The korean war ended with an armstice, not a treaty. I read news every day about threats the two countries are throwing at each other. And each one makes me gulp. My dad lives in seoul, and he says the people of seoul are not worried about the north. The hardest part of all this? There is nothing i can do. If war is started back up,i may not be able to get my girl. They may close adoptions. This is always a possibility with international adoption. I know families that had doors closed to them and you know what they did? They found a window. As in, they moved countries. God knows where my little girl is. If the door shuts he will show me the one to open. This has been keeping me from panicking when i read news like the north koreans are going to turn seoul into a city of fire.(ummmmm...yikes) pray. That is all i can do. I love my leah, and while i think she is in korea, only the one above knows.
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- Elisabeth
- We are waiting to adopt our fourth child from the U.S.A. I am a momma to three other awesome children and wife to the love of my life. My boys are homegrown and my daughter is adopted from S. Korea . We cannot wait to meet our next baby!
I completely understand your fears. Mine are pretty similar. I would suggest not reading the news about it on a daily basis. I have a friend who is about to move to Korea and she has contact with people over there who said that it's all same old, same old. Nothing new to be concerned about. I'm trying to just trust in God and know that He has a perfect plan.
ReplyDeleteI completely understand how you feel! Barker reassured me that they would let us know if they hear any alarming news. All I can say is pray. Maybe try not to look at the news but once in a while. That helps me b/c if I read it every day I become obsessed & look into every tiny detail. When really the details are in God's hands. :)
ReplyDeleteI can understand your fear but the fact that things have been tense for soooo long between these two countries makes me think that this is really nothing new. I'm praying for peace but trying not to worry too much about it. Key word - trying.
ReplyDeleteI pray for peace nightly, and that all my blogging friends can safely get their children soon. I also have a cousin living there teaching ELS - he says it is a tad tense... But tensions have risen in the past, and nothing has happened. Let's hope it stays that way.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for the encouragement. It is good to think that things have been tense for awhile, and you are all right. I guess I just never paid attention to it before we started out adoption!
ReplyDeleteI had a completely different comment lined up, but then I saw yours above... it's amazing what we notice know that we've taken on a whole new culture... no?!
ReplyDeleteI last left a comment when you were waiting for your I600. So glad it came and your dossier is in Korea!! We are also adopting from Korea through Barker. I would love to connect with some other Barker (or not) Korea adopting families. We got our blog up and I am thinking we should team up with our fundraising!! You have coffee..we have mugs!
ReplyDeleteOur blog is minus1project.blogspot.com Blessings on your journey.