Next Step

Wow. It's been a while. I apologize. September - December are very busy months for us. We each have our birthdays during this time and then the holidays. I wanted to announce that...we got a grant for the adoption! We have been awarded up to $5000 from The Gift of Adoption Fund. We will receive the money towards our agency and international fees when we turn in the rest. We were absolutely floored. We did not expect this, especially such a large amount. It was so great to have confirmation from God in what we are doing. We also received a couple of other large gifts from friends and family that have made it possible for us to proceed to the next step, turning in our Dossier! So we will be sending that this week, as soon as we get one more paper redone (Yes, redone. It has happened a lot!) We send the Dossier in to our agency for review. We will probably have to redo a few things and then send it back. Then, we send it by courier to DC to pass courts and authentication there. Then it goes to the courts in Ethiopia. As soon as it passes there we will be in line for our referral of a possible child. It's getting close and we can barely contain our excitement. Once we get a referral we can really start preparing! God has also shown his faithfulness in preparing a wonderful site for our benefit dinner and several great donations from businesses for our silent auction. We got three donations in the mail yesterday. What a blessing! It's amazing how much easier it is to sit back and relax, when we have evidence his perfect timing and will.