Waiting For God

Our agency is working with the Children's Minister to try to reverse the adoption suspension. Our home study is complete, but because our social worker has taken almost a year to complete it, we have to update our fingerprints and our medical forms. This should take about a month.

Because of the suspension, we have been exploring what our options are. We could change countries with our agency fairly easily, but the countries that we qualify for are not ones that we are interested in. We could change to a domestic infant adoption. We have tried that before and waited 2 and 1/2 years and were never chosen by a birth mom. Or we could take our home study and go to a different agency. Last week was a very bad week for me. Looking at all of our options and not being happy with any of them. I was feeling overwhelmed and hopeless. David came home from work and said that he had a very strong, undeniable feeling from God that we should stay the course we are on. We are going to update our home study which will take a month and then decide what we should do after that. So we are continuing our fundraising efforts. I am asking for continued prayer as we wait for God to tell us our next move.

Blessings,
Melissa

Yet Another Setback!

We got an email from our agency, Bethany today. The US state dept. says that ALL intercountry adoptions from Ghana are suspended until further notice. I am devastated. We finally have our home study completed after almost a year and now this happens. It seems like we take one step forward and take 2 back. I have no idea what to do now. If anyone is reading this, please, PLEASE pray for us.

Blessings,
Melissa

Discouraged

As our home study is FINALLY nearing completion, it is dawning on me the enormity of the fees that we still owe for this adoption. With Desi's accident and other unexpected expenses lately, we just don't have it. I am feeling overwhemled.

I have just finished reading KISES FROM KATIE by Katie Davis. (Great book by the way!) Through the entire book she talks about how she relies totally on God's provision for herself and her ministry and how He ALWAYS provides. I wish I had that kind of faith. My heart is telling me that God has called me to do this and He will provide, but my head wants to know EXACTLY when and how we will come up with this money. I am scared. God's word tells us 365 times do not fear. Easier said than done.

I ask for prayer. Not just for the money that we need, but also to strengthen my faith.

Blessings,
Melissa