Well I figured it is time for an update! It has been a while;
life has been a little crazy around here! We are so happy to let you all know
that God has already provided $1,000 towards the cost of our adoption. He is so
good and we continue to trust that He will provide all we need to make this
happen. Granted $1,000 is a ways off from the $30,000 some thousand we need, it
is fun to say we have a thousand down! We continue to be so excited about
adopting from Uganda and we know God already has a baby or two picked out for
us across the world! I just love how adoption is and always has been God’s plan
for His children:
“For you did not receive a spirit
that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption.
And by him we cry, ‘Abba Father.’ The spirit himself testifies with our spirit
that we are God’s children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs-heirs of
God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in his sufferings in order
that we may also share in his glory.”
Romans 18:15-17
We have been seeing news clips on what Americans are doing
in Uganda to improve the hospitals over there, and it just makes us that more
excited! With that being said, it looks like we are going to have some more
time to raise support for our adoption. Come Valentine’s Day, a little blessing
will be added to our family. Yep…that’s right, I’m pregnant! We are so excited,
however it does change our adoption plans a little bit! The agency we work with
requires us to put everything on hold until our biological baby is 6 months
old. At that point, we can begin the adoption process again. In the meantime,
we will continue to raise support, so that a year from now, we can pick up the
adoption process again in full swing. We plan to pursue the process without
letting down when we are able which is why we hope to raise a good chunk of our
support in the meantime so that we have the means to jump back into it and not
let down until we bring home our Ugandan baby or babies!
Although this has thrown us for a loop, we continue to trust
God’s timing in all of it. Part of me was afraid that if we had our biological children
first, my desire to adopt would disappear, but it is a blessing to say my desire
to adopt has only increased! It really tells me that this is God’s plan for us,
and although our timing isn’t His timing, ultimately His timing is perfect. I
just love how God works out all the little details for us!
We are continually thankful for those of you who have been
faithful to support us not only financially but prayerfully. We ask boldly for
your continued support in prayer, as we know we can’t do this alone. We are so
grateful for the body of believers that God has surrounded us with!