Painful day

I can't even begin to describe what we are feeling right now. We rejected the referral. This handsome boy is mentally delayed and has other major health problems we were not told. If we knew all the information at the SDA - we would have never even accepted to come and see him. We were lied to and told that this boy is the best they have to offer and this boy is currently at Torez, an internat for severly mentally disabled children and has been there since June of last year. We were told he is in Mariupol in a normal orphanage and found out that this was not the case late in the evening once we got to the train. Too late to change anything...

The local inspector and the orphanage director could not believe SDA did this to us. They thought we specifically requested a mentally disabled child. I'm angry at the administration and their careleness. They knew we are a young couple and that we wanted a healthy and young child(ren). We were told to come back tomorrow to discuss the mess they've created. I don't know what is going to happen and what options we will be given.

This is the hardest thing I ever had to experience. I cannot understand why something like this happened to us. We always thought SDA would be willing to help us since we are Ukranians, but it seems that they have a different agenda.

Please pray for the next steps we have to take. If our next meeting doesn't work out - we will be coming home without a child which is just breaking my heart. God is our only hope at this point.