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One Year Later...

The one year mark has come.  One year has past since the day when we got the phone call for that would match us with a little 10 month old baby boy who needed a family.  We said 'YES' and the rest is in the Lord's story of bringing this little fellow to his new home.  Here's the story from one year ago click here.

On July 17, 2014 we were visiting friends in South Carolina when we got the phone call.  I'll always remember that special day and how we as a family, gathered around the computer to get our first glimpse of precious Tarik's face.

Now one year later, we aren't where we'd ever thought we would be...still waiting.  It's difficult every day to wait for another very special phone call to tell us that our court date has been chosen and we can finally travel to Ethiopia to visit our 22month old son and call him our own.

Please be in prayer for us, and specifically for the courts to find favor on our case and pass it through to give our travel dates.  We need a breakthrough!  We need a miracle!  We know the Lord desires to set the lonely in families. We pray for sooner than later that Tarik could come home!  Thank you for lifting us up in your prayers!! May God receive great glory in the things He has done and will do.



Psalm 115:1 Not to us, LORD, not to us but to your name be the glory, because of your love and faithfulness.

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