Meet The Smiths

It was November 11, 2010, when Princess Keke (2 3/4 yrs. old from Haiti) came into our family.  Our adoption journey has been anything but typical.  Before our adoption could be completed, our sweet girl (4 yrs. old) was required by the government to return to Haiti this past January 5, 2012 (she was in the states on a medical visa for her heart condition---we praise God she is doing well!).  These last months of fighting to move our adoption along and bring our daughter back home have been challenging.  We feel like we are literally in the fire and God is molding and shaping us to be more like him (it is painful, but worth every tear!). We have visited our precious girl in January (shortly after her return) and March, and Jeanne and her mom will be going for a week in July (14th-21st).  We covet your prayers as we pray for the Haitian government to expedite our adoption case before big changes happen with their adoption policies (as they are on their way to become a Hague country, which would require some of our paperwork to be redone).  Also, please continue to pray for Kelencia's physical heart and her emotional heart as she navigates these months without her mommy, daddy and sister and brother (Katelyn and Elijah).  We know God will be glorified in all of this even though it's hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel.  We choose to trust!!!