Movement and News
We got a new number! 14! We were excited to finally see a bit more movement this month. And the great news is that our social worker says there are 5-7 more being processed right now, so hopefully those will go through this month. This is even better news, because things will slow down tremendously during the months of August and September. Ethiopia shuts down courts during these months due to rainy season. We could still get a referral during these months, we just wouldn’t be able to get a court date until October.
We feel so pulled right now. A few short weeks ago, Chris’s mom was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. This was obviously shocking news to all of us. She is such a strong woman of faith and is ready to fight this battle. We don’t know what the future holds, but we know that God has all of it in His hands. We trust Him and we look to Him for comfort, strength, and peace during good times and the bad.
To be completely transparent, throughout the past couple of months, my cries out to God have been painful yells and questions about why Haven is not home yet! I simply could not wrap my head around why in the world we have been in this process for 2 years and yet our child is still unknown to us. I’ve said over and over again, “God’s timing is perfect!” trying to convince myself of this truth.
Yet, this month, in the midst of everything else going on in the family, we feel such peace. Oh how we cling to the fact that God’s timing is perfect! Never would I have asked for this for my precious mother-in-law, but I will not close my hand to how He is going to use this new journey to bring glory to His name. For the first time in a while, I see Him working and I am completely at peace with waiting for that perfect timing. Of course, I wish that perfect timing was yesterday. But truly, what a blessing that Haven is not home yet and we can focus on serving the in-laws right now! What a blessing, that I am a stay-at-home-mom that can pick up at the drop of a hat and head to Mississippi to be there to help. What a blessing that my husband works in a church family that understands and allows him time off to travel to doctor appointments and be there with his parents during this time. What a faithful, glorious, and beautiful God we serve that orchestrates all of this in His perfect timing!
We cherish your prayers for Haven, the 13 families in front of us, and for my sweet mother-in-law. We look forward to being able to serve a lady who has spent her life serving others. We look forward to being able to wait peacefully and patiently on God’s perfect timing. We look forward but are happily living in the now!