Actually I wrote this a few days back, but because of sickness and our baby's birthday, I am just now posting.
Since arriving in Asia 8 weeks ago, we have been waiting for one very important document. It is the final document we needed for our home study. You see, once our home study is complete we can send all our documents to Ethiopia, so that we can finally officially wait for a court date for our boys. Several times over the past two months, Chris has gone to try and get this done, but every time has come home saying we have to wait for such and such until we can get it. It was even suggested that we might have to be here for 6 months to a year before we could recieve this document. We have prayed numerous times for this one piece of paper…asking God to move mountains as we have experienced countless times with both of our adoptions.
Today before leaving to ask again for this document, I was reading in the Bible and was divinely led to read from Psalm 68.
v. 5 A father to the fatherless and a judge for the widows, is God in His holy habitation.---He is the Almighty who tenderly watches over our children
v. 6 God makes a home for the lonely…
v. 9b You confirmed Your inheritance when it was parched (weary)---I am weary of waiting!!
As I looked at the cross references for verse 9, I looked back to Deuteronomy 9:29
Yet they are your people, even Your INHERITANCE, whom You have brought out by Your great power and Your outstretched arm.
Over and over He has been speaking to us that He will deliver…we must just wait in HOPE.
For those of you who prayed for us after we sent our email last week…we are humbled and beyond grateful for joining with us to bring our sons home. The Father is revealing new things to us about the power of prayer and that as the Body it is our responsibility and joy to earnestly pray in hope that He will deliver. Please pass along your requests to us…it will be a privilege for our family to pray for you.
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| this one is for Mimi they sure do love their lil buddies!! |
4 comments:
Wow. Praise the Lord! From the story of how you two became husband and wife to a mommy sharing her hope and trust in the Lord to care for her children. Love this and SOOOOO excited to hear when you will get your court date. I am praying it will be so incredibly soon that you are completely blown away. Love to all 6 of you "L's"... no matter where you're scattered in the world tonight!
yeah....God is good! our prayers have been answered....this is awesome news! thanks for sharing with us and letting us lift this up in prayer.
hoorayyyyyyy!!!!! The Lord's ways of teaching us patience are puzzling sometimes...but doesn't he always prove to be worthy of patiently waiting on his perfect timing!! Such a great story! Can't wait to hear about the next step!
Love that you got this very important piece of paper! Also good to know that He is the Father to them, even while you guys can't be. Encouraging post!
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