We have more news about our adoption. This time, though, it is very good news! In changing countries from Ghana to the Democratic Republic of Congo, we had some concerns, the added cost of adopting from DRC being a major one. It also saddened us to leave behind the idea of adopting the precious sibling pair we had been matched with. However, God in His sovereignty had all of this worked out for our good and His glory.
First, though we still think of the two little ones in Ghana we had at one time thought would be joining our family, we know that they are in His hands and we rest in the knowledge that He has a plan for their lives as well. He has instead lead us to a pair of little boys, brothers around the ages of 2 and 4. These little guys are in need of a mommy and daddy and it appears that God is calling us to fulfill that role for them. We are so thankful for the opportunity to adopt a sibling group--and a pair of brothers at that! Sibling groups, children older than the age of 3, and boys in general often do not find adoptive families. God has been so good to allow us the chance to take these boys into our home and love them as our own.
We are preparing to formally accept the referral for these boys tomorrow. The first fee due at this time to the adoption agency for the adoption of these children is $12,300. On the day we received the official referral (last Friday), the amount of money we had raised was....$12,400! Isn't God amazing? This past week, through so many situations, God has reminded us that He is in control of this process and that we can put our full trust in Him, knowing that He will do what is best for us and for our children (both here with us and in Africa), and that He will be glorified through this.
His name be praised!
Please continue to pray for our family as we proceed. Our next step is to assemble our dossier, a packet of documents that will be send to the Congolese government. Our next fee of $11,800 will be due at that time. (We are sharing the exact financial information with you in hopes of being an encouragement to others considering adoption. The cost was one major reason we waited for three years before finally beginning the process to adopt. But we can see now that God is providing as it is needed and we hope to show others that as well.)
We are thankful for the blessings He has showered on us this week and trust His hand to continue to be upon us as we proceed through this adoption.
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