Today is a good day. Today we received a piece of good news! We received word that the first letter in the series of 3 letters that we need has been written. It was written yesterday... December 12. Now I know what was so important about yesterday. I wondered all day yesterday what or where I was supposed to be or be doing. I didn't get any phone calls wondering where I was, the roof didn't fall in, no one unexpected showed up....but I still had that feeling something important was going on.
I would be lying if I said I didn't hope it was something to do with our letter. We have been waiting every day since our return from Ethiopia for news about this letter... I secretly hoped we might hear something about our letter on the 12th. But we didn't.
BUT... on the other side of the world something REALLY important was going on...on the 12th, just in a different time zone...in a different hemisphere. God knew... he knew how we would be feeling leading up to today; he knew ahead of time everything that would happen and he laid the 12th so heavily on my heart the end of November... I can't help but think he was saying, 'I haven't forgotten. I have this. Just trust me.' So with anticipation, we waited/I waited for the 12th. He was giving me HOPE.
No, I don't have any other dates that have been laid on my heart... just the 12th.
So that is it in a nutshell. We still have more waiting to do...but we are prayerful that the wait is short. All the things that have to happen is complicated to try and explain...but I do have a list of specific prayer requests.
1. Thank and praise God for His Sovereignty; He is on High and King of Kings and Lord of Lords – our provider and we thank and praise him in all of this
2. That the conversations between the regional MOWA and Minister of the Federal MOWA would quickly reach a decision
3. That the local MOWA has done a thorough investigation in the beginning so that the regional MOWA can just write their letter based on the local MOWA
4. That the Regional MOWA letter is written quickly and sent to the Federal MOWA
5. That the Federal MOWA letter is expeditiously written and the adoption cases are approved by the judge
6. That God would swing wide the doors for this process and that he would pave the way clear for the children so they are not delayed any longer and can be joined quickly with their forever families
7. That God would give the families peace and hope during this delay
8. Thank God for all that he has done in the lives of the families and the children – the relationships and support systems he is building and the people he is raising up to welcome these children of his from a foreign land into a new village and community.
I hope that covers it all. And MOWA = Ministry Of Women’s Affairs
I have another post that I have been working on for the last few days. I have already written about our trip and really gave a Frommer's Travel Guide recap of our trip. There is a raw side to the trip. A side that only a couple people know about. A side that is real and full of true feelings... feelings that didn't really set in until days after we were home... and continue with each passing day and are some times more intense than other days. Feelings that are foreign. My fellow adoptive momma friends who are in the same situation we are have both written blog posts about it and that gave me courage to 'let it all hang out'. Because adoption is hard.
God never promised it would be easy. He didn't say, 'take up your easy chair and follow me.' He said 'take up your cross and follow me.' He suffered more pain than I will ever know...and I have to remember that and what pain I am feeling is nothing in comparison and I need to remember that too. And I know that God has brought us this far - he will see us through. He has given us a son...and I can't wait to have him here, in my arms. Forever. The post is coming...I am still finding my words for it. I thought I would just keep that side to myself, but this story is not my story...it's God's story. And we are supposed to share it. Every part of it.
I would be lying if I said I didn't hope it was something to do with our letter. We have been waiting every day since our return from Ethiopia for news about this letter... I secretly hoped we might hear something about our letter on the 12th. But we didn't.
BUT... on the other side of the world something REALLY important was going on...on the 12th, just in a different time zone...in a different hemisphere. God knew... he knew how we would be feeling leading up to today; he knew ahead of time everything that would happen and he laid the 12th so heavily on my heart the end of November... I can't help but think he was saying, 'I haven't forgotten. I have this. Just trust me.' So with anticipation, we waited/I waited for the 12th. He was giving me HOPE.
No, I don't have any other dates that have been laid on my heart... just the 12th.
1. Thank and praise God for His Sovereignty; He is on High and King of Kings and Lord of Lords – our provider and we thank and praise him in all of this
2. That the conversations between the regional MOWA and Minister of the Federal MOWA would quickly reach a decision
3. That the local MOWA has done a thorough investigation in the beginning so that the regional MOWA can just write their letter based on the local MOWA
4. That the Regional MOWA letter is written quickly and sent to the Federal MOWA
5. That the Federal MOWA letter is expeditiously written and the adoption cases are approved by the judge
6. That God would swing wide the doors for this process and that he would pave the way clear for the children so they are not delayed any longer and can be joined quickly with their forever families
7. That God would give the families peace and hope during this delay
8. Thank God for all that he has done in the lives of the families and the children – the relationships and support systems he is building and the people he is raising up to welcome these children of his from a foreign land into a new village and community.
I hope that covers it all. And MOWA = Ministry Of Women’s Affairs
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