"I can not change the world but I can change the world for one person" -Mother Teresa

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

More Decisions made...

I hope this finds you all well and safe. We have been passing a silly little cold bug around and I was able to avoid it until the last couple days! But I am thankful it has given me time to update you on the mountain God is moving.

Steve and I decided that we are going to do this adoption independently. Uganda is one of the few (it might be the only) country that let's you do an independent adoption. We have been in contact with a lawyer in Uganda, we have found an agency to do our home study, and we have started gathering the necessary items to get the process moving. My prayer is that our kids are home for the holidays next year.

The sweet girl that we are hoping to adopt is in her preteen years. As I mentioned before, she has a little sister that we were hoping to locate but were gently warned not to get our hopes up to high because there was not a high likely hood that we would find her. Well I emailed everyone I could think of and have connected with a lady who is actually going to Uganda in December and she said she knows that the girls have an uncle and she thinks that she will be able to find him and have him help her find the sister. As my mom and I were out gathering some small things to send to this sweet girl, I could not help but think of that sister and how much I did not want to leave her in Uganda alone. I came home and noticed I had an email. It was from one of the contacts I had made to inform me that yesterday, someone had brought the younger sister to the same orphanage as the older sister!  They were now together and ready to be adopted!! This is a miracle! I have to tell you every time I shut my eyes I see Gabrielle the angel with his mighty wings, wrapped around this precious little girl, delivering her to the orphanage so that she too, can have a family, her forever family. I cried and cried and praised the LORD! What a wonderful Christmas gift!

Now we await our beautiful son. I can't wait to see what God has in store for us with this little boy. I know he will be the perfect addition to our family! Please pray for all of "our" kids, the current and future ones!

Well that is it for now. If you have any questions, send them my way!

Many blessings ~ Janelle

1 comment:

  1. what a sweet story, so glad the little sister was found!

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