When we began our adoption process we had pictures in our heads of how things would go.......how long things would take.......what the journey would look like. As with most everything else in our lives......God hardly ever takes us on the journey that we expect. When we sent in our adoption application we applied to adopt from Ethiopia. We knew the wait would be long....but we were ok with that. As we got further into the process the wait in Ethiopia got longer....and longer......and longer. Our hearts grew discouraged and we began to pray. Over the course of time we felt God leading our hearts somewhere else......somewhere unexpected.....somewhere we thought was not possible. We talked with our social worker....and continued to pray.....and we decided to apply for a Special Needs Adoption through China!! The special needs we are open to include mild and correctable physical needs (cleft lip...cleft palate....clubbed feet....ect.). The wait time has literally been cut into a fraction of what we were expecting before! Depending on how fast we can complete our Dossier things could potentially move very quickly. We are hoping to have a referral before next fall. We still have a long, emotional road ahead of us.....but we are filled with so much excitement and joy!! Thank you so much for your continued prayers and support!!!
2 comments:
Katie! That's the route we've been looking at too - a special needs adoption from China. Of course we're much much much much further behind you guys in the process, but HOW EXCITING! We'll be praying for you guys and definitely following your journey. Love you!
Katie, this is so exciting! My sister and her hubs are in prayer and meditation about how the Lord wants them to move forward with an international adoption as well. I know that it seems as if the road is long, but please know that I will be lifting you and your family up in prayer as well as the child you will be bringing home soon. :)
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