We have recently learned there are some impending changes happening in [our] Ethiopian adoption process.
Though it hasn't been made official yet, we are expecting the following changes to affect our adoption process from how we thought it would be;
they are stating that beginning April 9th families will be required to attend their childs court date. This is Ethiopia's effort to ensure a family has met and seen the child before the Embassy date, therefore resolving some of the problem of families deciding at the last minute they do not want the child referred to them. (Hopefully we will get some official instructions from Ethiopia soon)
We have not received our referral (a picture & short description of child(ren) matched to our family. I think it's important to mention again; Bethany does not find children for families, but rather families for children)
So this change most definetly is expected to affect us & our family!
At the beginning of our adoption journey we expected to have a "court date" take place without us and we would travel only once (approx. 6-8 weeks after Court) to bring our child(ren) home-staying in Ethiopia for about 1 week.
**We will now travel at least twice... once for Court and again to bring our child(ren) home.
We're trying to see this in a positive light... getting to see & hold the child(ren) intended to grow up in our family sooner is wonderful...
leaving them once having them in our arms seems beyond words difficult...
it's also hard to phathom how we'll come by the added travel expenses...
But God is in control... He knows ALL things.
For now we will do our best to take one day at a time.
(As you can probably tell, I'm not all that good at this.)
Trusting in God's perfect timing & His plans for us.
PS.As for where we stand in the process...
We've been DTE (dossier to Ethiopia) since the beginning of October. If you read here , you'll know there were many referrals that went out in January... more than a half dozen more went out in February... And we are currently waiting at NUMBER 9 on the forum "waiting list"... So once again, "time will tell" : )
Today we choose to obey & serve & worhip Him while "waiting".
4 comments:
Oh how hard it is to wait and trust!!! We are praying with you that God will soon bring your child(ren) home to your family very soon.
Love ya!
Wow, I hadn't heard about that change in Ethiopia. It will be interesting to see how that all pans out. Glad to hear you're number nine though! That's exciting!
Hey Bec,
We are praying for you. I am praying for God to lift up your heavy heart and that you let him bare it for you. That we both can feel his love and 'smile' through springs' freshness and warm sunlight.
We love you all! ~~Jenn
Hi Bec...admitting discouragement is not a sin. God loves you, not in spite of yourself, but wholly and completely as you are. I, for one, appreciate your words of honesty and I beleive others do as well. Keep praying and believing for His will and for ALL of His children to be blessed with love and homes. I'm proud of you whether you feel hopeful or down.
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