For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7

PARTY OF FIVE!!!!!

PARTY OF FIVE!!!!!

How God is Moving

  • 10-21-13 Charlie's Adoption is finalized!!!
  • 10-9-13 Home Visit from the GAL
  • 8-15-13 Charlie comes home from NICU
  • 7-15-13 Charlie is welcomed into our arms
  • 6-23-13 Charlie is born
  • 5-15-13 Call from Marion about baby boy due in September
  • 5-3-13 All supporting documents received to update our home study
  • 4-15-13 We officially retain Ray Godwin as our adoption attorney
  • 4-12-13 After months of prayer, we meet with Ray Godwin to discuss his adoption practice
  • 11-5-12 After a failed placement, we re-enter the waiting family pool
  • 10-23-12 We are selected and meet a potential birth mother
  • 9-24-12 Home Study approved and our Family Profile is live on the Bethany site
  • 8-24-12 Domestic Training Class
  • 6-26-12 Decision made to move to Bethany's Domestic Program
  • 6-25-12 Final Home Study Visit - We discuss moving to Domestic Program
  • 6-14-12 Conference Call with Haiti Team - We learn that Haiti Program is considered High Risk due to delays with vote to move to Hague Compliance.
  • 5-24-12 Third Home Study Visit
  • 5-14-12 Second Home Study Visit
  • 5-2-12 First Home Study Visit
  • 3-20-12 Pre Study Documents mailed to Columbia Bethany Office. We are working on completing the online training and required reading assignments.
  • 3-3-12 Receive packet of forms from Columbia office and begin completing them and starting training.
  • 2-11-12 Formal Application submitted to Bethany!!
  • 2-17-12 Formal Application is approved!
  • 1-26-12 We submit our Creche Application via Bethany to the orphanage in Haiti. Approval time takes 2-3 weeks!
  • 2-10-12 Creche Application Accepted by GLA. We are invited to submit a Formal Application with Bethany!
  • 1-23-12 Our Pre-Application is approved and we are invited to complete the Creche Application.
  • 1-21-12 We decide to begin the adoption process through Haiti and submit at Pre-Application through Bethany Christian Services.
  • 2009-2011 God stirs our hearts about growing our family. We consider many different avenues to adoption. Picking it up and laying it down. But God wouldn't let us rest!
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Trust and Obey




Trust and Obey,
For there is no other way,
To be Happy in Jesus,
Than to Trust and Obey.

This sweet song that I learned in BSF, has echoed in my heart many times throughout this journey. It is easy to get discouraged or let doubts creep in.....this profile book is harder than I thought to put together, will finances come together, will we be "picked" by an expectant mother, we have no baby stuff, etc. etc.

But my trust in God is greater than these doubts. His plan is the one we want to follow and will be for our good. We will trust in Him alone.

This week we've mailed off the following documents to the Bethany office in Columbia. We've also been fingerprinted and those have been sent to the Bethany office.

-Photos of our family and home
-Our written testimonies of faith
-Statement of Understanding regarding Domestic Adoption procedures
-Family profile
-Profile release forms
-Adoption Service Contracts

Next Friday, August 24 we will attend an all day training in Columbia. We will get to meet with Bethany birth parents, Bethany adoptive parents, lawyers and Adoption Tax credit experts. We are praying for this time and hope that the Lord will give us some clarity through this training.

Thank you so much for your prayers as we continue to trust and obey!!


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