Please pray

We have court on Monday, April 29. We have been on the phone frequently over the last several days trying to sort things out. It's looking more and more clear every moment that the boys will probably be placed with their cousin soon. April 29 may very well be our last chance in the court room to advocate for these children. We are struggling to find the avenue to do this or the words to say. To give you an idea of the struggle, here are just some of the things we need to consider:

1. We want to be gracious and kind.
2. We don't want to speak out of selfishness or out of self-righteousness. We want to speak objectively on behalf of the boys.
3. We don't want to unnecessarily burn any bridges. Grandma, mom, and cousin will all be present in the courtroom. They will control the extent of our interaction with the boys once (if) they are moved. We would hate to speak in such a way that we unnecessarily cut off all chances of a relationship with the boys once (if) they are moved.
4. However, we want to be faithful to our task of advocating for these boys. The unfortunate reality is that no one involved with this case has ever truly spoken on behalf of our boys. We have waited for that. We have hoped and prayed to that end, but it appears that it won't happen unless we do it ourselves.

Please pray for wisdom as my husband and I pour over all of this this weekend. We plan to write a letter to the judge. We're trying to arrange meetings next week with everyone involved. The word we're hearing from everyone is that nothing we do will make any difference. We just feel responsible to give an accurate picture to everyone involved. If we don't, we feel that we're not fulfilling our responsibility as foster parents.

In addition to wisdom, pray for peace, pray for faith, pray that our hearts would look like His in all that we do and say this week. Pray, also, for B-boy and K-man...too many requests to even state here. Pray however you feel led. We'll keep you posted.