It seems like a day doesn't pass by without at least a few people asking when we will get our daughter... I think probably the hardest for me is when I get little kids asking because I know they so desperately want to see her come home and see the girl that they have all helped to give a forever family!!
Many will ask if we are just waiting to have the money...the truth is, once you go down the road to adoption, you have had to show that you will have the money when needed (one way or another)...for many, that means taking out a loan. Thankfully for us, the Lord has provided each step along the way, and we have not had to take out a loan!!
We continue to be in this loooooooooong "Wait" stage... What are we waiting for?... We are waiting to be matched with our daughter (this is done by our agency). How long is the wait???? I have no clue. Based on some of the trends that I have seen on our agency's blog, it could be another several months...
The fact that we have made this adoption so public for the purpose of gaining awareness of the needs here and around the world, and seeing the body of Christ come together in such tangible ways, makes my heart break knowing that it is not just us that feel this burden and strain of waiting, but all of you as well!!
I know that just as much as I long to know and hold my daughter in my loving arms, you all long to know and hold her as well!!! She has been and will be one blessed girl!!!
It has been just about a year since we started the whole process, and there has not been a day that has gone by that I don't think about where our little girl is and pray that she is somehow being held in loving arms until we can get to her and hold her ourselves.
Please continue to persevere through this wait stage along with us!! Continue to pray for endurance and the whole process (from the little details of our paperwork somewhere in China, to the big details of our daughter and preparing all of us for each other).
We love you and continue to thank you for joining on this crazy journey with us!!
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