Dean and I are so excited to announce that we have accepted a referral! We have been matched with a beautiful 7 year old girl in Ethiopia who we hope to call our daughter very soon. There is still much paperwork and such to be done, and the best estimate we have is that she could be home with us in 8-9 months. We feel so blessed and thankful to our great God!!
This path was not according to our original plan. We were planning to adopt 2 children (turns out it's just 1) between the age range of 0-5 years (umm, nope). But we know that God's plans are much better than ours, so we are going with His.
We never expected things to start happening so fast. But we have clearly heard God calling us in this direction, and we will joyfully follow Him. This step is way outside of our comfort zone, but we are choosing trust over fear. We know that God will provide for us, just as He has every step of the way so far. We just pray that He will be glorified above all! There was much more that lead us to this decision, which I hope to sort out in my brain and write out one of these days. So stay tuned. (-:
"Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen." - Ephesians 3:20-21
SO EXCITING!!!! Awesome!
ReplyDeleteBetsy and Dean,
ReplyDeleteI saw your blog on one of my few facebook browsing sessions. I know we haven't seen you in ages, but we still think of you and are so excited to hear what God is doing in your lives. Congratulations!
Beka and Justin Van Dalen