Any News on the Adoption?

That is what we get asked every week by our church family and extended family.Unfortunately, there isn't much to report. The good news is that Ethiopia is making positive changes to their adoption process and they have been able to progress from processing only 5 adoption a day to 15. The bad news is that our average wait time for a referral keeps getting extended each month. We have been waiting over 11 months for a referral and with each passing month it seems we are not making any ground. At the same time we are praying for God to provide the financial resources we need to complete the adoption.

The only picture I can paint to explain what it feels like for Sharon and me at this point in the process is that of a sailboat sitting on a glassy sea with no wind. We are at the mercy of the currents, simply drifting along not knowing when the wind will pick up and give us the chance to move forward in our journey. It is a waiting game leaving us nothing to do but pray for God to bring the winds of change and move this ship where He wants it to go. Don't get me wrong. We are not bitter about this. It is just the reality of where we are in the process. We find encouragement from those who are faithfully praying for us, the fact that God provides little by little for the financial burden of this journey, and through the conversations we are having with other families who are considering making adoption part of their family's witness of the gospel.  We will get there one day and be able to look back on this time adrift and see God's reason for it all. Thanks for helping pray us through it.