Thank you for joing us on this adventure. As I have stated, the Pyle family has an announcement to make. Some will have known it all along while others will be caught as off guard as we were. So here it goes...we have decided to adopt 3 beautiful children from Sierra Leone, West Africa. Yes, I said we have decided to adopt 3 beautiful children. It helps me to say it outloud a few times to really understand what I am saying because I have done the math and that is 6 kids. As most of you know, I visited Seirra Leone this past September and it obviously changed my whole life as well as my family. Fran (my husband, of course) has been absolutely amazing through this process of my return and my children as so excited about having 3 more siblings. I have so much to share about the stories of how we have come to this place in our lives and how God has truly revealed Himself, but for now, I would like to focus on introduing you to our newly expanded family. These three children are a sibling group who live in the orphanage, The Covering, which I was so blessed to be a part of opening while I was in Sierra Leone. The oldest boy's name is Sam and he just turned 15 years old last month. He is probably the bravest boy I have ever known. If you were able to follow the blog posts from when I was on the trip, you have met Sam. He is the young boy who ran away from the orpanage he had been in to come find me in a hotel a couple of hours away. Sam has a sister, Betty, who just turned 11 last month as well. Betty is a beautiful little girl who has a smile that lights up any room. The youngest boy's name is Fallah. He is 7 years old and from what I understand he is quite the soccer player. I was not able to spend much time with Betty or Fallah because it took several tries to rescue them from the orpanage before we could get them placed at The Covering. If you are keeping track, you know that this means we will have children with ages 15, 11, 10, 7, 7, and 4. I think that is amazing. I am so excited I can hardly stand it. To be perfectly honest, I had no idea that I would be adopting any children much less 3 children. I went on this trip because my daughter and friends had made 95 blankets to take to this orphanage. I remember saying to God just before I left, "God, I don't want to miss anything. Show me everything you want me to see on this trip. Go ahead and break my heart for what breaks Yours." I would say you should be careful when you ask for such things, but I am so blessed for this journey we are about to go on and I can say for sure that I didn't miss anything because NOW WE SEE...
Lori, I am so excited for you. You ask Him to break your heart and He He does and makes room for 3 new loves. Our God is good isn't He! Praying that He opens wide all the doors and provides quickly. Love ya!
ReplyDeleteWow! What an endeavor of love! Congratulations. I hope all works out well for all of you.
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What amazing news! I am so excited for you. I wish I were there so you could have heard my little squeal of surprise and delight.
ReplyDeleteLori and Fran, you both are amazing servants of God and wonderful parents. Sam, Betty, and Fallah will be so blessed to join Malachi, Makenna and MacKaden as your children. Congratulations to you all!
ReplyDeleteWow!! I'm sooo excited for you and your family! As I learned from a very dear friend of mine (wink, wink)...God has a plan and it's a good plan!
ReplyDeleteThat's great. I'm happy for you and for the blessing you will be to those kids.
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ReplyDeleteWe are standing with you on this 'journey' and look forward to meeting the rest of your family one day soon. In our heart and prayers...ALWAYS! Peter and Heidi
Way to go on the blog!!! I'm sooo proud. I teared up just hearing you talk about it and seeing their picture. And look how many comments already :) You were destined to have these kids.....and a blog :)
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My friend, my friend, my friend. So proud of you. So proud to call you my friend. I wish I were closer so I could see you along this journey first hand and meet these wonderful children once you are all together. John also says congratulations and (as only my husband would do) wants to know if we should start calling you Angie? ;-) LOVE YOU!
ReplyDeletePraying without ceasing for the journey ahead. God's strength and peace as you move forward, His peace as you pray and His love as you walk.
ReplyDeleteOh my I read the other post first. Now I am crying. I can't wait to hear more of the story. So excited to follow your blog! I was praying that you would adopt them! They are such precious and beautiful kids. Do they know that you are going to adopt them yet? WOW! So exctiting! Our son Noah went to Heaven after leukemia almost 6 years ago coming up in a week. God knew that I needed some encouragement tonight. This has been a hard day missing our Noah in Heaven. I am so blessed to read this news on Ordinary Hero tonight! God is faithful! Nothing gives me more joy that to know that 3 orphans have hope and a future in Jesus! I just since noah died God has put a huge passion in my heart for the hurting child and orphan. Now Sam, Betty, and Fallah are no longer orphans but chosen! Such a great pictures of God's love for us!
ReplyDeleteGod bless you all, Heidi
We are so happy for you all! God has been preparing you for this always. He knew you were to have these 6 kids...now you have a glimpse of His heart for His children! Congratulations!
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