Wow...I had no idea it had been so long since my last post. Sorry to those who are diligently praying for us..hopefully over the next few months there will be more to tell. Of course... as usual, I was putting off my blog post until we had some good news to share, but I have come to learn that any news is good news even if it isn't what we were hoping for. God is really helping me deal with my "control issues" through this process, seeing as how I am in control of NOTHING!
So a little update...
-At the end of September, I (Amy), was getting a little anxious because we were coming up on our one year mark in Haiti (19 months total process/12 months in Haiti) and we had expected/hoped to get our referral by October. I knew this was unlikely because we hadn't heard of any movement on our case in IBESR (Haiti Social Services) for almost a year. Then we got an email from our social worker who said that there had been a meeting for our case and it hadn't gone as well as hoped...once again I had to remind myself that God is in control. Well ....to turn my emotional roller coaster upside down again....we spoke the next Monday and the meeting had happened and had gone successfully (YAY)....and they had scheduled the next meeting for Wednesday (Sept 23) (Huge YAY)....and then we think the only thing left before we receive our official referral for our sweet boys is the signature of a judge (which could take weeks/months).
Well....on Sept 23 we learned that the meeting had been changed to October 22...so as a result we did not and will not get our referral in October barring a HUGE miracle. Needless to say...we were very disappointed!
Not getting our referral yet has been difficult for me, but I KNOW that God's timing is perfect and that he sees the end of all of this. He knows exactly what the boys need to be ready to join us and He knows exactly what we need to be ready for the boys to come.
Please pray that God will make my heart patient. Joey is patient, but even he needs a little movement in the process to feel encouraged. He was very disappointed by the change in the meeting date. Pray for Molly and Linc as we are trying to make the most of everyday with them...and pray for our boys in Haiti, who are getting older and bigger everyday without their mom and dad to hold them and love on them.
Please pray for the meeting that is supposed to happen on Oct 22!! And...for the judge that is supposed to sign before our referral!
Abandoned to HIM,
Amy
