PRAY!!

We are trying to keep looking at Jesus this a.m. and remembering that God RAISED HIM FROM THE DEAD!  D'Leeland's dad was served the papers concerning his custody in a South Carolina prison yesterday.  Praise the Lord!  This was huge and everyone was so relieved and thankful.  But late last p.m. we found out that he failed his TAKS test, which means that if he doesn't go to summer school in the month of June he will not get to go on to 9th grade (and he's already a grade behind).  Randy plans on going up to his school this a.m. to see if there is anything that can be done, but from what we've heard so far there are no exceptions.  Byron, Jerome, and Deontay also find out today whether or not they passed.  We will be - honestly - shocked if all of them do.  We didn't even know about Deontay until Wednesday.  As we were talking last p.m., Randy asked the question, "Which is more important?"  It seems ludicrous to say, but we really do believe that going to Uganda is much more important than fighting to stay  in a system that has continually failed them (and will continue to do so until they graduate - IF they graduate.  and even if they do, they still won't be able to read well; just don't get me going...I do realize that there are other factors besides the "system" but it's certainly not helpful).  This trip will change their lives forever.  That sounds rather dramatic, I know.  But it's true.  What I love about the Lord (one of the things :)) is that His thoughts really are higher than our thoughts.  Who knows what this is leading to?  We've already thought about homeschooling options, other schools, a certified teacher being hired to go to Uganda and doing school with them every morning - but our little solutions are just that - LITTLE.  God, who raised Christ from the dead, spoke a word and a universe was created, who has never failed and who never changes, can certainly get 4 middle school boys to Uganda!!  Give us faith, Holy Spirit!  And if you're reading this, PLEASE pray like you would want to be prayed for if you were one of these boys.