News from Thomas and Karena Rydland ---
Karena and I are excited to share that God's "yes" to 4+ years of prayer showed up on Saturday, Aug. 20, at 8:57pm, weighing 8lbs 2oz, stretching 21in. After two nights in the hospital, we brought our new baby daughter home on Monday - one week ago today! Her name is Kyrkja Noel Grace. Kyrkja is pronounced like "keer-kuh" and is the Norwegian word for "church." As the church is adopted in Christ, so we are adopting Kyrkja; and, our prayer for her is that she one day, too, will be adopted by God in Christ.
THANK YOU, for your loving support and prayers and encouragement over the past year as we've experienced some hard providence in our adoption pursuits. We are really grateful to God to travel this particular journey in this particular community. We feel very loved. Thank you so much.
Please continue to pray for us in the days to come. Technically, we are still in the "legal risk period" for about the next 36 days during which time the birth mom could change her mind.
Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Praise our God who promises that "if we ask anything according to his will he hears us" (1Jn.5:14).
Peace in Jesus to you all.
