Our other concern is the family. Although they are Christian, the father does not provide constant leadership because he travels quite a lot. The mother is childless and now has 4 special-needs kids to handle. Our fear is an Andre Yates type situation. The father insisted the children arrive on the same day the family moved to a new home. If you have ever moved, you know the chaos that ensues. The foster child has suddenly gone from a nice home to a bed and a box.
The child's counselor told us that she has returned to being "feral" which was the state of the kids when they were removed from their home. She had progressed so much over the last year and we are heartbroken that she lost all that time. Of course, the State is involved so reasoning and logic are a stranger to all this. Our prayer is that she would be adopted as a single but the State says that is out of the question although they can't explain the 8 year-old missing from the equation.
So our prayer is that the father would feel led to assume his role as the leader of the family and spend the necessary time with the family. We pray the mother will get help from her family and neighbors because she will need it. The 6 year-old is the only one who does not have profound special needs (ADHD, possible Willie M with one child).