It's been a quite a while since we've written an update. We wanted to share with everyone what's been going on in our lives lately and on our journey to bring home baby L.
We can't say enough how thankful we are for all of your thoughts, support, and prayers throughout the process. It means more to us than you can imagine!
The waiting period has definitely not been easy. Some days are more more challenging than others for sure. We are so ready for our baby to be in our arms and we know you guys are too! The Lord has taught us so much through this process about His faithfulness when we question finances, His grace when we question His timing, and His nurturing compassion when we become fearful to the unknown. Although it's been tough, we have seen the Lord's footprints in it all. It is our prayer that He is glorified in EVERY single aspect of this process. He knows our hearts and our deepest desire. We know with every ounce of our beings that this is where the Lord wants us and that He will bring our baby home! The Lord's faithfulness never ceases to amaze us. It's incredible to watch Him answer our prayers, even if the answer is No sometimes. We trust Him and we trust His plan for our family.
'“For My thoughts are not your thoughts,
Nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
9 “For as the heavens are higher than the earth,
So are My ways higher than your ways,
And My thoughts than your thoughts.'
Isaiah 55:8 & 9
Where we are now:
Through a lot of prayer and guidance, we have felt the Lord encourage us to cast our net further. We have decided to additionally pursue an adoption consultant group. We are still clients with Chosen Child and remain active with them. For those of you who may not be familiar with a consulting group, they are basically the middle man between Perspective Adoptive Parents and Adoption Agencies. They walk alongside their adoptive couples, encouraging them and advocating on their behalf. They work with several agencies through out numerous states.
We have been absolutely blown away with Christian Adoption Consultants (CAC). A couple of weeks ago, we signed on to be clients of theirs! We are so excited and hopeful for our future with them! Working with them, allows us to be active with several agencies at once. Some of the variables that come with working with a consulting group are that we may not know what state our child will be born in, and the cost of the agency that will facilitate the adoption. Many of the agencies have higher average cost than what we have budgeted for. However, we have seen and know the Lord's faithfulness and we're confident that He will provide the finances. We plan to pursue several grant opportunities and would love your prayers as there is a lot of paperwork to fill out.
How you can pray:
- Pray for guidance and clarity as we decide which agencies to apply to through CAC
- Pray that the grant process would go smoothly
- Pray for Baby L and his or her birth family. Pray that they would feel the Lord's peace, that they would be confident in His love for them!
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