Meet our princess! Here is Lina Carpenter!

Meet our princess!  Here is our sweet precious girl - Lina Carpenter! Our little girl is already 5 years old and each day that goes by is another day that she is not with her Mommy, Daddy and sisters!  She needs to come home as quickly as possible!  See the tiny feet - the hand holding her foot is a normal woman's hand. 

Anyone ever hear the song "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)"  - eventually I will get it to play on this blog but until that time...listen to the words of that song with precious Lina in mind!  The words will break your heart and fill you with HOPE all at the same time.

Breath of Heaven  - Hmmm....these precious children are a tiny glimpse of heaven and a tiny breath of the LORD JESUS...there is no way to describe or explain in words that will make sense but some will understand when I say that Lina is a tiny breath of Heaven and already fills ours hearts with Joy...taking a quote from the "FACING the GIANTS" movie - "How can I love someone I have never even met?"  I CAN and I DO...Lina you are a tiny breath from Heaven!!!  We love you and are working as fast as we can to come and bring you home where you belong!

Lyrics - Song by Amy Grant
I have traveled many moonless nights
Cold and weary with a babe inside
And I wonder what I've done
Holy Father, You have come
And chosen me now to carry your Son.

I am waiting in a silent prayer
I am frightened by the load I bear
In a World as cold as stone
Must I walk this path alone?

Breath of heaven, hold me together
Be forever near me, breath of Heaven
Breath of Heaven, Lighten my darkness
Pour over me your holiness for you are holy
Breath of heaven

Do you wonder as you watch my face
If a wiser one should have had my place?
But I offer all I am
For the mercy of Your plan
Help me be strong, help me be, help me

Breath of Heaven, hold me together
Be forever near me, breath of Heaven
Breath of Heaven, Lighten my darkness
Pour over me your holiness for you are holy
Breath of heaven

Breath of Heaven, hold me together
Be forever near me, breath of Heaven
Breath of Heaven, Lighten my darkness
Pour over me your holiness for you are holy
Breath of heaven, Breath of heaven
Breath of heaven

I wonder and cry as I know Lina has spent many moonless nights - cold and weary and all alone.  I wonder if she even wonders anymore what she has done?   But now she is chosen to be our daughter!  She is waiting in silent prayer - in a silent world - frightened by the load she bears - her world is as cold as stone - Does she walk this path alone?  No she does not - Jesus is with her and her family is working hard to bring her home!

Oh Lord - Hold her together - Be forever near her - Oh breath of Heaven be her light in the darkness and pour over her your holiness - Breath of Heaven!  You are HOLY and you are God and you can do anything!

Oh Lord - Help her be strong - Help her be strong - Help me be strong as I watch and wait!  Oh breath of Heaven be forever near us and bring our little breath of heaven home!

The Lord tells us in His Word in Psalm 68:6 - " God sets the lonely in families".  He also tells us in Proverbs 31:8-9 " Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for th rights of all who are destitute.  Speak up and judge fairly, defend the rights of the poor and needy." 

Be a voice for the voiceless...

Please pray for Lina and the whole paperchase process to move more quickly than anyone thinks possible!  We serve a Big God and He can do anything! 
Thank you so very much!

Many blessings to you!   Lina's family