Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls! Have we got a match for you tonight! It's the battle of the Test of Time! In one corner we have "Faith, Trust, and Patience" and in the opposite corner we have "Anxiousness, Doubtfulness, and Control." Who will take home the winner's belt and rule over these waiting hearts???
Oh, if only it were that casual and funny, the thoughts that race my mind and heart. Waiting and trusting and continually reminding myself of God's power, faithfulness, and goodness. He is really working up a wonderful blessing, and although it isn't quite ready to be revealed to us, I can't wait to see His plan unfold with this next step of getting "the call."
When we do get "the call" our agency will introduce us to the match of our new little ones! She will tell us about their age and gender, their health and their background that is known. Then shortly after we'll get a precious first glimpse of the kids in an e-mail pictures! oooh that day will be so exciting!
Then we wait some more as the children will get moved from their orphanage to a foster home. More paper work will be going through, court dates will be arranged, and somewhere down the line we will get the go ahead to book a flight and meet those kids in person!
Why does it have to take so long when there are 160+ million orphaned children who need loving homes and care? Well, I ask myself that same question. Why let them grow up in the orphanage for any longer than they have to endure before getting them into the arms of a loving family? It's hard, but the truth of the matter is that laws and processes are in place to protect the children and to be certain with all human measure that these children are loved and cared for in the long run by the best possible option for them.
For example, many families who leave their children at an orphanage actually have no intention of releasing parental rights. The orphanage will feed their child and often nurse them back to health during a desperate time in the family's lives where they could not do so. If a child can be reunited with their family, then please, let us make sure that they are and that the family then gets support to care for their own child. And to be sure that the parent or family is wanting to release the rights to the child, well, that takes time to contact the family, talk to the family, investigate the situation, document these things, go through the court system and again....it all takes time.
Please continue to pray for us as we wait for the news of the children! Pray for the processes, investigations, orphanage workers, lawyers, and court processes that they will all happen in a timely and efficient manor. Ultimately, the Lord holds the time table and He will see this through.
We thank you for your prayers and encouragement and can't wait 'til we have "the news" we've all been waiting for to share with you!!
Erin and Todd and family
Week 15 Verse: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." Matthew 11:28-29
Week 16 (Oct. 6th) Verse: "Examine and see how good the Lord is. Happy is the person who trusts the Lord." Psalm 34:8
Oh, if only it were that casual and funny, the thoughts that race my mind and heart. Waiting and trusting and continually reminding myself of God's power, faithfulness, and goodness. He is really working up a wonderful blessing, and although it isn't quite ready to be revealed to us, I can't wait to see His plan unfold with this next step of getting "the call."
When we do get "the call" our agency will introduce us to the match of our new little ones! She will tell us about their age and gender, their health and their background that is known. Then shortly after we'll get a precious first glimpse of the kids in an e-mail pictures! oooh that day will be so exciting!
Then we wait some more as the children will get moved from their orphanage to a foster home. More paper work will be going through, court dates will be arranged, and somewhere down the line we will get the go ahead to book a flight and meet those kids in person!
Why does it have to take so long when there are 160+ million orphaned children who need loving homes and care? Well, I ask myself that same question. Why let them grow up in the orphanage for any longer than they have to endure before getting them into the arms of a loving family? It's hard, but the truth of the matter is that laws and processes are in place to protect the children and to be certain with all human measure that these children are loved and cared for in the long run by the best possible option for them.
For example, many families who leave their children at an orphanage actually have no intention of releasing parental rights. The orphanage will feed their child and often nurse them back to health during a desperate time in the family's lives where they could not do so. If a child can be reunited with their family, then please, let us make sure that they are and that the family then gets support to care for their own child. And to be sure that the parent or family is wanting to release the rights to the child, well, that takes time to contact the family, talk to the family, investigate the situation, document these things, go through the court system and again....it all takes time.
Please continue to pray for us as we wait for the news of the children! Pray for the processes, investigations, orphanage workers, lawyers, and court processes that they will all happen in a timely and efficient manor. Ultimately, the Lord holds the time table and He will see this through.
We thank you for your prayers and encouragement and can't wait 'til we have "the news" we've all been waiting for to share with you!!
Erin and Todd and family
Week 15 Verse: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." Matthew 11:28-29
Week 16 (Oct. 6th) Verse: "Examine and see how good the Lord is. Happy is the person who trusts the Lord." Psalm 34:8
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