I've done that before. When I worked in the office I couldn't stand it anymore and I went to sit in a pew. The silence was amazing and I cried so hard. You know you are always in my thoughts and prayers. Every day.

Oh Suz, I know that the Lord has heard our prayers. What a special moment you had with Him yesterday. Let's keep praying!
-Penny

Wow! Your post brings tears to my eyes.
I'm so glad we were all united in prayer during that special time.
Our kids, all of them, will be home soon.

This brought me to tears. What a powerful moment.

As I read your post this morning I couldn't help but remember these verses. Although we are adopting from Ukraine this time, our three children are from Russia. Our hearts are there...and I'm taking great comfort in the fact that the Lord did hear our cries yesterday.
"I waited patiently for the Lord; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. " - Ps. 40:1-3 NIV

I feel your pain I've been there. Here's a verse that a friend sent mewhen we wer struggling thru our adoptioon process "We also rejoice in our sufferings,b/c we know that suffering produces perserverence,character& character,hope.Hope doesn't disappoint us,b/c God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit,whom he has given us."
God Bless you my thoughts and prayers are with you.

We had discussed that scripture in Sunday School a month or so before we went for our court date in Russia. It came alive when I realized that the Holy Spirit was our "translator" just as the translator we had in court.

Before court, our translator told us that if we didn't know an answer to just speak for a few seconds and he would translate the right answer to the judge. He also said he would smooth over anything that we said that would be wrong, offensive, or just off the mark. It was a tremendous picture of what the Holy Spirit does for us when we pray. Many times we don't know how to pray, what to pray, or even the right thing to pray. It doesn't matter. He is our translator and knows just how to communicate our need.

I truly believe God will hear the prayers of His children and the doors will begin to open.

What a powerful moment.

What a beautiful heart you have!!! So often all you hear are the happy moments and it's so easy to get all caught up in that and feel so alone in your pain. Thanks for sharing that private moment with God. It helps to realize that no matter what God is always listening and really wants to hear what is on our hearts.