THE TALE OF TWO CAPES

As I said before, things have been such a whirlwind since we left for Lithuania on 7-8, that I am still processing all the incredible experiences we had during our trip to bring Ben home.

Another incredible gift from the Lord happened when we were packing up Ben's things at the orphanage on 7-15.  

The only things we had ever seen of Ben's during our visits at the orphanage were the things we had given him in our care package to him.  When it was time for him to leave the orphanage, we found out he had a few more possessions- birthday gifts that had been donated to him over the years.  

One of those gifts was a red cape with the FLASH symbol on it.  

You might wonder why I am even bothering to mention a silly old red cape?  But the thing is, our Jonah has a red cape with a FLASH symbol on it that he plays with almost every day.  He uses it to be a superhero, to be a Bible character, whatever game he is imagining usually needs the cape.  The cape is so important to him that I even packed it to go by my sister while he stayed there during our trip.

To see little Ben pull a red FLASH cape out of his box to pack for home was just amazing to Andrew and I.  Two little boys, worlds apart but soon to be brothers, each with red capes.  Andrew doesn't cry over much, but this brought tears to his eyes.  It truly felt like the Lord was telling us once again that this was meant to be- this had all been ordained and planned by Him.

The reason we both have such strange looks on our faces is because we truly were in shock when this red cape appeared.

Ben's cape is on the left, Jonah's is on the right.  I don't think Ben ever got to play with his cape at the orphanage because all the kids would have fought over it.  However, if Ben watches Jonah, he will find many things to use his cape for- like I said, Jonah plays with his almost everyday!