Time to Pray!

Ok everybody.... it's time to pray for intervention. While we are so thankful and excited to be done with the home study process, we have received some information that has caught us off guard. Again our faith in the Lord, his provision and his timing are all being tested.

Garrett and I have spent months setting aside a large portion of funds expecting one of our fees to come at this point. However the amount we saved is only a third of what is required at this point in the process. Our dossier will not be accepted until these funds are paid, which means we will not be put on the wait list until we are able to come up with that amount. Keep in mind that the amount they are asking for covers the care of our children, medicine, food, staff, etc. in Ethiopia itself, it is not a fee that goes to agency staff here in the US.

Both Garrett and I have put our hearts into this process knowing that everything we put into it will be given back a thousand times over simply by holding our child/ren in our arms. We started this process trusting that God would provide and that he will guide everything according to his perfect plan. That is the truth in all of this, regardless of how difficult circumstances may be. God is in control of it and he is watching over our kids far better than we ever could. How silly am I, to doubt his love and provision for this family he is starting.

Please be praying for us and for the situation, through the good days and the tougher days, that we will trust and look to the Lord for the peace and comfort and provision we will be seeking out in this time of waiting.