Update on removed post

Friends,

As you may have seen in the previous post, we had put up a blog about some of our struggles over the last few months, specifically with potentially adopting triplets. We were asked to remove it since there was too much sensitive information about the children, their family, and the system, to be in the public domain. We were told the post could be edited and reposted, but we felt that we couldn’t adequately convey our story or feelings with the restrictions, so we have decided to just keep the original entry off public mediums. However, we were given permission to share it through private avenues with our friends and family.

The short version of our story is that we have always wanted to adopt, and fell in love with the triplets at the Baby Centre. As we were praying about whether we should stay in Kenya for longer than our commitment through December, we found out that it was possible for us to adopt as Kenyan residents. It seemed like God was opening doors for us to return to Kenya as missionaries and to become parents to the triplets. Our plan was to get the kids, come back to the US for some months to raise support and train, and then return to serve in Kenya for at least two years. Unfortunately, much has happened in the last few months, so that now the extended family of the triplets has decided to take the children back.

It has been a very difficult time for us, not only losing the kids that we love so much, but also because we thought getting the triplets was part of a groundswell movement of the Lord showing us that we were to remain in Kenya for at least the next few years. We’re pretty confused about what happened and what to believe; in the original blog, we wrote extensively about our spiritual and emotional struggles, as well as gave more details about some of the events that took place in this process.

Given what has happened, we are planning on coming back to the US in December after fulfilling our original commitment to WGM, to spend some time seeking the Lord about our future. Returning to Kenya to continue ministering is definitely still a possibility, but whatever we do, we want to be sure that we are following the Lord.

Like I said above, we had given a full account of what happened here on the blog, but we were requested to remove the post. If you’d like more information, or to see the original entry, you’re welcome to shoot us an email (at casonandcolleen@gmail.com) or facebook us.

We really don’t want these recent events to sour our whole time here in Kenya… it has been, and still is, a wonderful time and great experience. We’ve been blessed to be involved with so many great ministries and people, as you can see if you read back through the blog archive.

Thanks so much for visiting the blog, for your support, and your prayers.

Cason & Colleen