God Sets the Lonely into Families

We. Got. A. Referral!

Last Wednesday I received a call from our case manager asking if I had a few minutes to talk. My first thought was is this more bad news or is this a referral. She then said, "I want to talk to you about a little boy." I said, "I want you to! Talk to me!"

And now our journey has taken a new turn---a wonderful new turn!
He is precious! His eyes are really big and BROWN! I've seen those eyes a thousand times before and now I can look at them and the face that goes with them.

He's little and young---much younger than we thought he'd be. We were sure we'd get a toddler, but NOPE he's a baby.

So we're digging out our cloth diapers and all the baby clothes we packed away! Yay!

The process now is to wait for his second medicals which have been ordered by our agency. We are told that this can take a few weeks to a few months, so PRAY, PRAY, PRAY that it happens quickly.
Our case CANNOT be submitted to court until we receive these second medicals.
After we receive his second medicals our case is submitted to court and then we wait for a court date which is when we'll travel the first time.
We think this might be sometime in October.

He's a precious boy and we feel so blessed to have this opportunity. We know God is in control and we pray that His will is done.
There are a lot of things going on in Ethiopia now that could or could not affect international adoption in a negative way.
Please pray that God would keep Ethiopia open and protect international adoption.
Adoption is war!
Also, we are not allowed to email or post any pictures of our boy. We are happy to show a picture of him in person, so don't hesitate to ask us!

We've also decided that how he became an orphan is his story and we've committed to not share it. I know we always wonder about people's situations, but we feel that it's his to tell and if at some point in his life he chooses to share it, then he can and if not, then we'll have allowed him that.

Just rest in knowing that God is mindful of even the littlest people!

Thank you all for your support and prayers and for walking this journey with us!
We can't wait to bring him home and introduce him to you all!!