Orphanage Update by Eric

We've mentioned a couple of times an orphanage in town we've visited some.  There's about a dozen toddler/preschool age children and a dozen disabled elementary/middle school age boys.  They've just moved into a very nice, new facility. It's our heart's desire to go regularly in order to play with and love on the kiddos. In fact, there are quite a few students who have either gone with us or have expressed an interest in going.  It's turned into a tremendous opportunity to model love and invite others to begin walking the way of love with us. Great conversations with students have come about simply by our two families' desire to help the least of these.

However, a couple of weeks ago we were told by the orphanage director that as foreigners we would need to go through quite a bit of red tape in order to continue coming. Basically, the decision to allow us to enter the orphanage needs to come from a government official in Wuhan (the capital of Hubei province).  We've begun the process and made some headway but are still experiencing some resistance and hesitance. Please be in prayer about this on our behalf. Pray for open hearts, open minds, and open doors. This is really important to the eight of us.  Those kiddos have made an imprint on our minds and hearts. Please pray diligently.