The rush is on to collect documents, contract with a home study agency, schedule appointments and start gathering funds! I've been told that the process we are in can take from 12-15 months so there is a LOT to do in a short amount of time. I also know, from reading and talking with other adoptive families, that there will be a lot of "down" time - time when we just need to be patient and let the process, well proceed!
Our first step will be to send some paperwork to our agency and coordinate our phone call with our social worker. She will be filling us in on all the time frames and things to expect. We've also contacted an agency to do our home study and, of course there is paperwork to do for them!
You may have noticed the funding widget on the left - yes, we are humbly asking for financial help to complete this process. There is no way our family could privately fund such a huge undertaking - no way! But we know our God is so much bigger than we can even imagine and He knows the outcome of this even now! Did any of you ever sing the Sunday School song, He Owns the Cattle On a Thousand Hills? I've been singing this song all week as I think about the huge amount of money necessary. Our sovereign, all-powerful, loving Lord will provide all that is needed to accomplish is purpose! Take a look at our page on YouCaring.com and thank you, thank you, thank you for any way you can be involved!
I want to say a HUGE thank you to all of you, our friends and family, who have sent congratulations, prayers and best wishes to us as we begin this journey!! Your encouragement and love has meant so much to us - it's so amazing to see how this child already has such love from all of you!! We are truly blessed!
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