Saturday, July 21, 2018
One Year
Today marks one year that our dossier has been registered with IBESR in Haiti. It honestly has gone by so much faster than I expected. Probably because this past year has been the hardest we have faced in many ways. We have been tempted more than once to stop this process - feeling inadequate, unsure of His calling, fearful of the unknown. These feelings amidst other great challenges have left us in a place of waiting on the Lord to show us His will. The door has not been closed and so we press on. Our home study update was completed this spring and our immigration approval was updated in June. For now, we wait on Him to bring us through the days ahead. We don't expect a referral for at least another year, so until our home study expires next year there is little to do but pray. A seemingly small action but is anything but. We ask for your continued prayers for our family and for the people of Haiti that continue to face great challenges we cannot comprehend.
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Glory to You Alone Father
When we started our adoption just over a year ago, we knew what the Lord was asking us to do. We knew there would be mountains and valleys before us but that He would provide a way as only He can.
When we shared the news with our family and friends, we also created a space for anyone who felt called to financially support us. There were some that questioned that decision directly with us (thank you for your willingness to have tough conversations!) and some that privately passed judgment without reaching out to us for understanding. And of course, there were those who felt lead to give in varying amounts that came at exactly the right time. We cannot tell you even now how amazed we were at God's faithfulness during this time last year!
We firmly believe that a body of believers is more than a church. It is a group of people serving our Lord Jesus Christ who take seriously the call to serve others and as Galatians 6:2 tells us "carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." The journey of adoption isn't about us or the child that will join our family, it is about the lives that are touched for His glory along the way.
I love this quote by Teresa of Avila:
"Christ has no body now but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now on earth but yours."
Those that gave did so with generous hearts, expecting nothing in return of us. We knew that one day we would return that gift back to each giver to bless them as they blessed us. They say that "it is in giving that we receive." What a joy it has been to give back to those that acted as the body when we needed them! What a privilege it is that we are all called to do this for one another! It's not about us. It's all about Him.
"And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good." 2 Thessalonians 3:13
When we shared the news with our family and friends, we also created a space for anyone who felt called to financially support us. There were some that questioned that decision directly with us (thank you for your willingness to have tough conversations!) and some that privately passed judgment without reaching out to us for understanding. And of course, there were those who felt lead to give in varying amounts that came at exactly the right time. We cannot tell you even now how amazed we were at God's faithfulness during this time last year!
We firmly believe that a body of believers is more than a church. It is a group of people serving our Lord Jesus Christ who take seriously the call to serve others and as Galatians 6:2 tells us "carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ." The journey of adoption isn't about us or the child that will join our family, it is about the lives that are touched for His glory along the way.
I love this quote by Teresa of Avila:
"Christ has no body now but yours. No hands, no feet on earth but yours. Yours are the eyes through which he looks compassion on this world. Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good. Yours are the hands through which he blesses all the world. Yours are the hands, yours are the feet, yours are the eyes, you are his body. Christ has no body now on earth but yours."
Those that gave did so with generous hearts, expecting nothing in return of us. We knew that one day we would return that gift back to each giver to bless them as they blessed us. They say that "it is in giving that we receive." What a joy it has been to give back to those that acted as the body when we needed them! What a privilege it is that we are all called to do this for one another! It's not about us. It's all about Him.
"And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good." 2 Thessalonians 3:13
Wednesday, January 24, 2018
2018 Update!
It's hard to believe our dossier has been waiting for six months already! I know some are curious...how are things going? Are you any closer to bringing your son home? The quick answer is that every day brings us closer to meeting him and bringing him home! We do expect our referral to take up to three years so only 2.5 more years to wait! Right now we are gathering paperwork and preparing for our home study update to be completed next month. Once that is done we sit tight and do more waiting. But the truth is that there is SO much to learn in the waiting! One thing we are confirming now with other families but wish we would have known sooner, was the spiritual attacks that come when you decide to follow the Lord's call to adopt. 2017 was a hard year in many ways for us. We are shaken but not destroyed and depending on the Lord to hold us and guide us even more in ALL things.
Romans 8: 31, 37
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
Romans 8: 31, 37
What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.
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