Please Pray for Sara

We are out at the Fickers for the weekend, but needed to post a somewhat urgent prayer request...

Many of you will remember little baby Sara, who lived with the Fickers for a few weeks when the baby's aunt handed her to them through their truck window on the way home from clinic one day. After taking care of her until they could find another home for her, they prayerfully handed her over to some other trusted missionaries who had an adoptive family lined up for her. This family has negotiated, legally and ethically, the adoption system here before successfully.

Anyway, the story has gotten quite long since then, but the problem we are facing now is quite serious. The political powers that be have now decided that they do not believe "our story" of how Sara came to be in "gringo" possession, and unless the mother signs or personally gives a corroborating story, they will take Sara away. We do not know what will happen to her if she is taken in to government custody.

The problem is that the mother has now gone away to the coast looking for work, and is not planning to be back for about a month. We have no way of getting in touch with her. (Joseph and Tomas went to her home today, but the family has no way of finding her, either)

So we need to all get together and pray hard for the welfare of this beautiful little baby girl. They are threatening to take her away on Monday... hence the urgency!

It is so frustrating to try to navigate the corrupt government systems of a developing country. Please also continue to pray for patience for the Fickers and for us and the other missionary families down here as we all continue to try to do so!