Welcome to the Waiting

After a month of rushing we have settled back into a season of waiting. It has been six weeks since our last post and we have sat in silence. No movement on our case at all. The waiting is always hard, especially now that the enemy can use the pain of loosing Simon to evoke feelings of anxiousness and fear. It is a daily battle to prevent hoping and dreaming from crossing that fine line into unrealistic expectations that lead to disappointment. On the other end of the spectrum I fight to battle fear and anxiety of this falling through again with the truth that I know this is a path we walk closely with God leading us each step of the way.

Many of you have recently joined us on this journey to adoption. It is always encouraging to share the story of how we came to know that God wanted us to grow our family through adoption. It is also good for me to start back at the beginning and remember that this was not a decision we made but a calling we have felt deep in our hearts. Our goal was to seek out the place of greatest need and that led our hearts to Uganda. We knew going in that this was a risky program. Naively I think I expected God to guide us through it effortlessly anyway. I know each bump in the road, each time we've started back at square one and each beautiful photo has only confirmed what we know in our hearts. God loves all of his children and he has a greater plan than our eyes can see. He will use this for good and looking back it will all make sense. 

These days we seem to be greeted with "Any news?" more often than "hello." Thank you all for waiting along with us. I hope that in some way our story touches you. 

Please pray for a breakthrough in this process. We need a PO report (honestly, I don't even know what that is but I am told that it is essential) and we are having difficulty obtaining ours. We have been led to believe it is a particular individual getting in our way but we know that God is bigger than any one man. More than I want this report I want this mans eyes to be opened up to God's love for him and for these orphans. So please pray that his heart softens and as a result our paperwork is released. Thank you.