Anna Naomi VanAcker - 3 years old
We have gotten the opportunity to continue being a part of our church while we are here in Colombia by using skype on Sunday mornings. It has been great to hear the sermons and feel a small sense of worshiping together. It has also been an added blessing to say "hi" to friends via skype after the service. Last Sunday, after the service was finished, Anna was particularly emotional. I asked her what she was feeling and she said, "I'm glad we came to Colombia to get our sister, but I'm just so sad that we can never go to our church again. I just miss our church so much." Apparently, she thought that when we made the decision to adopt Gabriela that we were committing to moving here to live with her! I explained to her that we would only be staying in Colombia until the adoption was finished and then we would be returning home to Minnesota and our church. She cheered up at this news and immediately began collecting a notebook, paper, and several pencils. She climbed up on the bed next to me where I had been reading and starting making herself busy with all her supplies. I asked her what she was doing and she said, "I'm ready." I said, "Ready for what?" She said, "I'm ready to help you with all the paperwork we need to do to go home." I laughed so hard realizing that she thought that all the paperwork I had to do before we could leave for Colombia also needed to be done in order to get home!
One another note...Anna was excited to go on our tour of FANA the other day. On the drive there she asked if it was ok if we could bring home another sister. I guess that is a good sign that she is enjoying the one she has!
~Gerri
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