Sometimes we think we need to do something heroic for God. This past week has shown me (again!) that it’s often the little acts that make up a life lived to glorify God.
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We have been privileged to meet up with some of Masika’s relatives in Malawi. The search was truly a “needle in a haystack” kind of search. However, through many unbelievable ‘coincidences’ (I’m gonna go ahead and call them Acts of God ????!) we found people along the way who helped us in our journey. The best example of this was Mr. Augustine Harawa, from Mzuzu Crisis Nursery, who went totally out of his way – on Easter Monday no less – to search for our files, accompany us on a crazy journey into HOT, remote, rural Malawi, and translated for us for 2 days while we chatted with relatives. He called, texted and answered questions – during work and non-work hours – and was a true gift from God on this adventure. We are so thankful to him and to God for the blessing of being in touch with family, having questions answered, and having a positive adoption story for Masika. It’s made our whole year here worthwhile!

​For all of you who were praying for us I’m attaching a picture of us with 2 of Masika’s first cousins and a few 2nd cousins, and another pic of her and her Aunt Leya, her mom’s sister, who got Masika to a hospital 25 kms away from her village the day she was born and stayed with her for a week until she was taken to the orphanage. Ridiculously, the director of the orphanage when Masika was there and who has been out of Malawi for 8 years, ‘happened’ to be in Mzuzu the day we were there.
Coincidence??? I think not! Yea God!