Tuesday, April 6, 2010
















Monday, April 5 This is a day that is hard to put into words. Bonding Day #11.
6:30AM Woke up early to call Cooper at the Rentz’s before she went to bed. After she asked, “Do you have my brother?” she laughed and said, “I have a lot of family!” Yes she does and isn’t family wonderful?
10:00AM Kirill was in what must be his Monday music class (about 20 kids dancing/moving to music). We sat with the other American couples (who were holding their babies) and watched Kirill’s class. We had bought Kirill some leather sandles the day before and got them out this morning. He quickly pulled off his other shoes and put his new ones on – success! We stayed in this big room (after the music class was over) along with the other adopting families today, but think that we will try and stay to ourselves with Kirill for our last visits. John and I enjoy the interaction with these couples, but it does take our focus off of Kirill and he deserves our full attention for now.
12:15PM We have an asian lunch with Gulnara and her friend (our driver for the day), Albert. Albert is a big guy from Germany (fluent in Russian and decent in English) who moved here with his wife nearly 7 years ago to work as a Baptist missionary, initially to build a Christian orphanage and now to serve in a church as a youth pastor. Gulnara has visited his church in the past. After lunch we spent the next 6 hours driving to and from Timmertaw (where Kirill was found) and taking in more sights than your eyes could imagine:
· Drove a couple of miles past factory after factory of iron and coal refineries, smoke pouring out the tops, polution filling the skies. We continued to pass a cluster of refineries until we were working our way up a road that was only passable with Albert’s four wheel drive (mud, slush, and small rivers in the road) up to large old abandoned buildings with conveyer ramps for coal. Then we turned into an area where maybe 10 men were working – bulldozers moving rocks and conveyer belts/ramps that were moving coal (I think), up 40 feet in the air. I’m seeing this in my head but I cannot put it into words. We were where Kirill spent the last 2 years of his life (just before he was found there and was brought to the baby house in July). The supervisor actually allowed us into this trailor (a maybe 6ft X 15ft metal box with a sink, a busted window, roof, no toilet, somethiing coming out of the floor for heat, couch, and a bed with a metal mesh foundation (no mattress) which is where the man said that Kirill once slept). A couple of the workers remembered Kirill. Evidently people are allowed to live in these “trailors” and get paid less than the going rate. Our attorney told them that we were wanting to adopt him and it seems that their desire for him to have better than he had when they knew Kirill is what motivated them to be so helpful in allowing us to take pictures (for evidence in court) as well as to give us more information about his mother. The mind blowing thing is to think that he lived 2 Kazakhstan winters here where temperatures go well below -20degrees F. From the looks of the mounds of gravel and rock (and rusted metal, ect) it could be a 3-4yo boys dream for a playground. But what kept him so protected and healthy all that time? If his mom did work, was anyone watching Kirill?
· Drove to previous landlord of Kirill’s mother, obtained very vital information from her and then drove to this next apartment (where his moms stayed after she abandoned Kirill) to take pictures of the bags of clothes/trash that Kirill’s mom left behind (including clothes and toys of Kirill) lef there when she and her boyfriend were evicted from this apartment. I am not sure why the new tennant had kept it there for the past 6 weeks , but we are grateful for more evidence that the mom has no intentions of coming after her son.
· 5:30 Drove to main office of the factory where Kirill’s mom worked (to obtain written documentation we needed)
· 7:40PM Drove to notary at the university to have written statements Gulnara received today (as well as identification cards of Kirill’s mom, boyfriend, and her father) copied and notarized.
· 8:15PM Drove to shopping mall to have pictures taken earlier in the day printed for our case.
· 8:30PM Grab a bite to eat with Gulnara before calling it a day.
It has been an “out of body experience” kind of day. We are confident that God provided us today with one of His own missionaries to Kazakhstan to help us on our mission. I have not felt stressed or anxious today. I think it is good we were able to see the place where our son spent almost half of his life. One day he may want to know. One day this will be a part of Scott Kirill King’s story, his own testimonhy.
Albert refers to Timmertaw as the “Sodom and Gomorah” of Kazakhstan. It certainly looks as such. We pray that God will erase all the horrible things that Kirill has been exposed to. From our time with him, we see no indication that he is scarred. Time will tell, but if God can get this boy home, I am confident He can get us through any issues that we may face. I can tell you that we will not be going into court “sitting down.” There will be a fight from within us to give this little boy a life that he deserves. Albert said that orphans here have no hope. At 16 they are released from the orphanage. Many turn to prostitution and drugs. Some will choose to leave and live on the streets before they are 16. Now having seen the dark place that Kirill has come from, it gives a greater meaning to his words last week, “I was lost and now I am found.” Our guy is going to America. Please, please pray. We are not finished yet.

5 comments:

  1. WOW - it is so hard to imagine this journey you are on. I continue to pray each day that God will continue to guide you! I have no doubt that HIS hand is on you guys and your little boy. Prayers from SC (I miss little Cooper this week)! Shannon

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  2. What a time you guys have had. Stay strong for Scott(Kirill) and you are right he will have one more testimony one day.As hard as this all may be one day you will be thankful you got to see and do the things you are doing. Praying!!!
    Nancy

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  3. Praying, praying, praying for all of you.


    Love you guys,
    Robin

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  4. Kirby, John, We are praying for each day and confirmation of God's will for little Scott Kirill. We know that God will honor each day you spend with him and give him love that he has probably never known in his life as he has in the past several weeks. We certainly enjoyed our time with Brady and he seemed to enjoy the Gideon Convention in Mobile with other youth there. He is growing up to be such a neat young man. He followed your blog each day.

    We had a chance to go by and see Earl and Betty before we left Greenwood last Friday evening. They looked well although it was a little late for us to be visiting.

    Praying for your safe return with Scott as you count down the days.

    in Christ, Terry and Dottie

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  5. Ya'll,
    We are praying and praying! (and praying some more). God has our precious little Scott kirill in His hands!!! Love you both!

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