yonas

remember Yonas?  the sweet boy we met over a year and a half ago in Addis Ababa?  he broke our hearts, like so many children did, and finally after many many emails we were able to arrange for his sponsorship.  but not just us...seven families in total have joined in to support this boy.  i'm in awe of their compassion for him and the way so many have offered their support towards his ongoing physical and emotional needs.  Yonas knows he is loved in Canada!  he has letters and pictures from his sponsors.  he knows many pray for him. 
well, recently friends went to Ethiopia and offered to personally deliver a care-package to Yonas.  it blew my mind that they would even suggest such a thing....yet i don't know why it surprised me as it was completely in line with their character...thanks K&S! :)
Eyob drove them to the neighbourhood where Yonas currently lives.  they saw him walking down the street and were able to get out, give him the package and communicate our love for him.  Eyob promised to have a social worker translate the many letters.  apparently Yonas was all smiles and pretty happy with the surprise delivery...wow, imagine being him and the delight of that moment.  wish we could arrange for such deliveries every month...

some current needs Yonas continues to have are....that his ARV meds will continue to effectively manage the HIV.  for his nutritional needs to be adequately met.  for his paperwork to be processed to still allow Yonas' dream for a family to be realized before he is considered "unadoptable" by age, or for a caring family there in Ethiopia to step up and love this child as their own.  for his current guardians to fairly and compassionately tend to his daily needs as he awaits a more permanent living solution.  for him to know the love of his Heavenly Father in endless ways that might fill the ache in his lonely heart. 
thanks for all who care to ask and pray and remember this boy....he's just one boy, i know.  but this one boy has a purpose.  he has potential.  he has a desire to belong.  to feel secure...for these reasons, he gets his own post today....