We have a REFFERAL!!!!!

Where to start?????!!!! Well I guess the first thing is we have accepted a referral for TWO beautiful, beautiful children. Little S is 4.5 years old and in the picture we have of them he has a big bold smile with a protective arm wrapped around Little R his 2.5-year-old sister! I can’t wait to pass court and share with everyone their names and photos!!! Our entire adoption has been a walk of faith and now more than ever we rely on God and His incredible power!

This referral is an entire YEAR earlier than expected and because of that we are very short on funds, with the help of No Longer Orphans we are putting the gas petal to the floor and raising the necessary $16,000 dollars by November 23^rd. Why the rush? Well, S and R are court date ready leaving Craig and I to play paperwork catch up. Both brother and sister have what our agency calls a “Special Need” and for medical reasons need to be in the states ASAP. Another reason to move quickly is that when S and R come home it creates a vacancy that will immediately be filled by other children in an orphanage providing them with more nutritious meals, medical care and love. As soon as these children move in our agency will start the paperwork that will allow them to be adopted as well.

There are so many ways that you can help us bring Little S and R home, the first is prayer. Please take a few moments and sit down and pray for us, we need protection for the health and safety of our children, we need financial help making our $16,000 dollar goal and we need an army of love to help battle any obstacles that come up. The second thing you could do is spread the word, please share with everyone our story and invite them to come visit our family here or at Nolongerorphans.blogspot.com. We are filled with the knowledge that JOY is coming and know that we are the ones truly blessed by theses new additions to our family.

TIME LINE: It is looking like we will be dossier ready by Thanksgiving and boy oh boy do we have TONS to be thankful for!!! The next step will be receiving a court date in Ethiopia and preparing to travel. This should happen sometime in January and will be when we get to meet S and R for the first time and experience the overwhelming relief of being able to hold them in our arms. After court we will return home and wait a brutal but necessary 4-12 weeks for all of their travel papers to be ready and with great hope expect to travel back to Ethiopia in February or early March to pick up S and R and bring them home forever!!!

Thank you to all of our family, friends and even strangers who have sacrificed time, energy and money to help us. God is good and I pray for blessings to touch each and every one of you!!