Speaking in Hymns

The Lord seems to be speaking to me in hymns.  As I processed the news that we could be matched this week (even though it is a low probability), I got a little hyped up.  There are so many ways in which we are not ready.  The financial cost of the adoption process being the biggest on my mind.  And so, Monday night, I find myself full of energy with nowhere to really place it.  Finally, Michael and I prayed together, that the Lord's will be done, and that I be provided peace (the supernatural kind because I do not always come by it naturally).  And so, I awoke this morning singing in my head "It is well with my soul." I felt the calming presence of the Holy Spirit as I started my day.

As I sometimes do when I am in work meetings, I started writing a letter to Jesus.  And realized what the letter boiled down to, is that I am asking for a miracle.  A miracle that the Lord provide the finances and the timing for this adoption to take place.  For the miracle that Rosebud is ready for a brother when he comes, and for all the other specifics to fall into place.  I've asked for a lot of things from the Lord, but a miracle seems like a huge imposition.

A friend from work gave me a worship cd, and when I hopped into the car on my ride home tonight, "Great is thy Faithfulness" was playing.

All I have needed, Thy hand hath provided-

"Great is thy faithfulness," Lord, unto me!

When I look at my life, this could not be anymore true.  The Lord blessed me with a little girl despite my infertility. He sustained us through unemployment.  He was faithful in helping me follow my calling despite my many attempts to stray from His path.  Great is His faithfulness.

So tonight, I rest in His love and MERCY, knowing that I have never deserved His miracles, but have always received them. I know he loves my son and my family and that through Him, all things work together for good... (Romans 8:28). A God who sent His son to die for me, provided a way for the miracle of salvation before I even knew I wanted it....surely that God is faithful and hears my prayers.

The Very Near Future

So I just read another blog from a Canadian couple.  They indicated the matching meeting is MAY 16TH!
That really is the very neat future.  If you are sure what I'm referencing, read "Forward Motion", then come back and read this post.

Forward motion

We have really been wondering about what has been going on in Lesotho.  We rarely bother our agency with asking, because they are good at keeping us informed, so we assume if we haven't had news, there is no news.  We had noted that a family was completing their adoption and were in Lesotho, but we had not heard anything about new matches being made.

UNTIL Last Friday... buh buh bummmmm.  Our agency's director emailed us to let us know that Lesotho was planning a matching meeting very soon (when adopting internationally, you become very used to things being vague. It cannot be helped).   What is a matching meeting you ask?  In my understanding, government and other professionals get together to discern orphans who are eligible to be placed for adoption.  The meetings are intended to be held every quarter, but that is sometimes challenging.  There are four countries that are approved to adopt in Lesotho.  Each country(and the one agency that represents them) is given the opportunity to present four families to be matched with a child during these meetings.  Many things are considered.  The needs of the child, the goodness of fit for the family, and so on.  Our director let us know that there are currently four families from the US that have been waiting quite a while to be matched. 

HERE IS THE PART THAT INVOLVES US: Because it has been such a long wait between matching meetings, our director has indicated that the government is considering to allow more families to be presented by each country/agency.  She emailed to tell us that she will be attempting to get us on the list of eligible families to be matched in the very near future.    There are so many variables.  1. Clearly, we are serving children. If there are no children to be served at this time, we will wait longer.  2. The government and other professionals have not fully committed to considering additional families. 3. Its international adoption, so just imagine all the other things, and pretend that I wrote them here.

We truly believe in the Lord's timing.  I know he has his hands in this, and I know that he loves our son, and is caring for him.  In a future post, I will share my personal reactions to this news.  To know me is to know that there were a lot.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE FOLLOWING:

• For the children waiting for families
• For the other families waiting to find their children
• That doors are opened and that the Lord is able to move in a big way in this process
• For the financial barriers we face in this adoption
• Pray to bless our director, our agency, and the professionals that serve orphans everyday.  That they experience the Lord's blessing for following their calling and serving His children.

We are so excited to hear even this snippet of news.  For us, it is good to hear that there is forward motion.

P.S.  We've wrapped up our Both Hands project as a fundraiser.  I will post an update on that soon.