Suddenly it's Spring: April 2013

MILLIONS!

There are millions of orphans in our world. That's millions of innocent children with no one committed to loving and teaching them as they grow. Far too many children aging out of their orphanages each year and expected to fend for themselves with no support and a great deal of stigma against their orphan status. There are many children with health issues who do not receive the medical care they need to survive or thrive. We believe that God, who offers to love and adopt each of us and meet our every need, longs for us to go and do the same. There are many hurting people in this world and many ways to help and we certainly don't expect that every person will pursue adoption. We do hope that more will.

Monday 8 April 2013

We Got It !!!

After waiting 3 1/2 months, we finally have our approved home study in our hands! This is such a relief. Now we can move forward or "Hurry up and wait" as some describe the adoption process. It looks like it will be longer than we thought until we travel. At present it looks like about four months which would put us at August. We were really hoping to have our little girl home for the summer but we don't have a lot of control over timing so it is what it is. On a positive note, we should be here for the arrival of our first grandchild in July!

So we'll package everything up and send it off to our agency and wait and pray some more and try to just enjoy Spring and Summer.

Thank you to all who have prayed for us and encouraged us along the way. Don't stop now!