For the past year and a half I have been intimately involved with helping out a student's family even to the point of having the student stay with me for several days. The short version is that their mom abandoned them a year and a half ago; they soon became homeless so their dad turned the kids over to the state; we helped dad fill out housing vouchers so he got his kids back when the housing came through; after a couple of months they had a house fire (reason is inconclusive); we tried to help again by providing temporary support so dad could turn the kids over to the state; however, he ended up just abandoning the kids with us so we had to turn them over to the state; the state found their aunt in Pennsylvania and this incredible woman is trying to adopt them; the aunt is their mom's sister so when the aunt told their mom about the adoption she decided to come back and try to fight for custody after having zero contact with them for 1 1/2 years.
The kids all flew to Pennsylvania to be with their aunt this past Friday and we will hear the final custody ruling from the judge on June 6. Please pray that God will give the judge wisdom and that she will rule to terminate parental rights. Also pray for the kids as they transition to a new home. They have been through so much in their short lifetime and I hope that this is the beginning of a typical childhood for them where they feel safe, carefree, loved, and nurtured. I miss them terribly.
This is the best smile for a picture that she has ever done. She was pumped to have those goggles!
Our little dinosaur--he often pretends that he is one.
Their amazing foster parents
Girlfriend is not shy of anyone or anything
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