I can’t believe it has been over 2 months since I have posted an
update. Where has the time gone? Oh yeah….we’ve been waiting! The days of no news blend together and begin
to wear one out. But for once we have
some news….both personally and on the adoption front.
In adoption news,
the long awaited law was finally voted upon (and passed) a month ago. It was expected to go into effect October 1st
but that has not happened as of yet. The
law must now be signed by the president and then published in order to be
official. Those steps have not happened
yet. We hope they take place soon. When they do, IBESR can begin matching
families with children again!! (that
would be us…whahoo!) At this point, we
are waiting for that phone call to let us know who our child is and when we can
go meet him/her. That call could come
tomorrow or 6 months from now. We just
don’t know. So, if you see me with my
phone and checking it every few minutes to make sure it is on, I am not
crazy. Maybe I am. I’m a crazy mom waiting anxiously for that
phone call that will change our lives!
Before we began
this adoption journey Todd and I fell in love with the children at MEF (Maison
d’Enfant par la Foi which mean House of Children of the Faith) which is an
orphanage in Haiti that our church supports.
We have loved and prayed for those children for years. Todd visited them in 2009 (right before the
earthquake) and I went in 2010 and 2011.
With saving money for the adoption and our schedules we have not been
able to return since. That is changing
this month! Todd and I will be returning in October for a short mission trip to
see the children! My heart is full just
with the anticipation of seeing them again.
How can you pray
for us? Pray for all of us as we travel
to Haiti. It will be our first
international trip (and only second major trip) away from the kids. Pray for our team as we prepare for all that
God is calling us to do in a short amount of time. Pray for our hearts while we are there….we
will be one hour away from our 3rd child yet we do not know who they
are yet. We had planned to go early and
serve at their orphanage for a few days but we were declined as it appears like
we are going to ‘pick’ our child.
Understandable, but hard to be so close yet so far away at the same
time.
The wait always
seems to come right before great blessings.
Praying that call with our blessing comes soon…..
