No Letter

So I got the phone call this morning that MOWA did not review our file yesterday. B's uncle appeared in court and relinquished her officially, so everything in her file is complete. Now we wait and pray that our case will be reviewed soon.

I had a meltdown this morning after I got off the phone with my caseworker. We had been praying and believing God for this letter yesterday.

As I cried out to God in my prayer closet His peace covered me.

I realized just how much I do trust in His perfect timing. He has shown Himself to me so powerfully in my life how can I not!

I wait for the LORD, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope. Psalm 130:5

So Friday we get on a plane with great anticipation of the meeting with our daughter! I get all teary-eyed just thinking about it. I'm not quite sure how I am going to contain my emotions when I finally see my beautiful little girl face to face.

My prayer everyday has been that she will know how much we love her and more importantly how much He loves her.

I believe that God has been faithful to answer that prayer.

I believe that she already feels our love and His love.

Prayers for my Daughter

Tonight as you put your head on your pillow and close your eyes, someone on the other side of the world will be reviewing our adoption case.

They will be deciding if we can be a family.

Please say a prayer that our approval letter will be written.

We believe in the power of prayer!

Thank you!

Prayer and Fasting

We leave for Ethiopia in 7 days!

The Ministry of Women's Affairs will be reviewing our case on Monday, May 30th. Which will be Sunday night our time.

The Ministry of Women's Affairs (MOWA) has to write a letter approving our case before we can officially pass court and be approved to be Miss B's parents.

This is HUGE! MOWA has reduced the number of letters they write a day. If we do not get our letter on Monday it could mean additional MONTHS of waiting.

In response to this very important day and decision we would like to ask you to join us in fasting and praying. We want to cry out to God with more than our lips and our hearts. We want to cry out to God with our entire being.

⁷ And will not God bring about justice for his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he keep putting them off? ⁸ I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

We are going to fast Sunday after lunch, until lunch on Monday.

On Monday at lunch we are going to gather with our friends and family to break the fast, pray and celebrate our trip to meet our daughter!

Will you join with us?

This is a REALLY important time for us, and I cannot express to you how much we NEED and appreciate your love, support and prayers!

Court Date!!!!

We got our court date today!!!!!

Our court date is on June 9th.

The Ministry of Women's Affairs will be reviewing our case on May 30th. We will be fasting and praying for a favorable opinion from them on that day!

Our 18th anniversary is on June 4th. This will be the best anniversary gift ever; to be meeting our daughter!

I will be holding my beautiful daughter in my arms on Monday June 6th!

When my caseworker called and said 'my day was about to get better' I just began to sob.

I could not believe that the words I had been waiting to hear since mid-December were finally being said.

God is SO good. Through all of the difficult moments of the waiting these past few months I have drawn closer to Him.

He truly is the Comforter!

He is also Jehovah Jireh- the Provider!

Lots to do the next couple of weeks!

Any tips from you pros would be much appreciated. I feel like my head is going to explode!

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!

I'm meeting my daughter in 18 days!

Refreshing!

I had the privilege of spending a few days at the Christian Alliance for Orphans Summit 7 in Louisville KY.

It was so good just to be with so many like-minded people. Our wait has been difficult, and these past few days were just what I needed!

I got to meet a lot of wonderful new people. I got to spend time with the amazing Project HOPEFUL team. It was like being with family. We stayed up till 2am every night talking and laughing and even praying together.

This trip felt like a gift from God. He knew it was just what I needed.

It was like a long cool drink of water for my soul.

Already looking forward to Together For Adoption in AZ in October!

Some Days Are Not So Good

Most days are good. I know from experience that God's plan and timing are perfect. I know from experience that there is a good reason for the waiting.

I have been asking God to align my desires with His perfect will.

BUT...

Some days are just HARD!

Last night Bart and I were roaming around Marshalls on our date night, and they had a bunch of 4th of July dresses for little girls.

I could feel the tears burning in my eyes. We had to leave.

Miss B has a 4th of July dress hanging in her closet. One that she probably will not be wearing on the 4th of July. I bought it in December, knowing it was safe to buy because surely she would be home by July 4th.

We NEED to get a court date by early July. Ethiopia has a 'rainy season' where their courts close for 2 months, from August to October. If we do not pass court by the end of July she will not come home until October.

PLEASE pray with us that we will pass court before August!