PLEASE PRAY FOR THE COMPUTERS SYSTEM IN CHINA TO START WORKING PROPERLY AND FOR OUR LOAS TO COME THROUGH!!!
I just can't believe that it's been 16 weeks since we saw Elijah's face and sent in our Letter of Intent (LOI). The average wait time for LOAs is 8 weeks. This computer fiasco in China is a killer!!! Still no movement really. There have been a few TA (travel approvals) a few PA (pre-approvals) and a few people (us included) have been able to submit LOIs. But in general since they shut the computers down the last week of May till now (almost 2 months) there has been NOTHING!!!! Our agency has not received one LOA for anyone since before the shut down.
Let me tell ya it's really really difficult to not be sad, discouraged, anxious, angry. We've been out as a family a lot lately and I keep looking around thinking that we're missing people. WE ARE!!! two of our babies are half a world away. We have been working on getting their room ready this week and I find myself just going in there sitting on the bed and crying. Even the girls just go in there to play. Last weekend Adelynn and Abygail made cards to send Isaiah on his birthday. They spend at least an hour just talking amongst each other about the boys and when they were going to come home. I love that our hearts continue to grow for them but the ache for them to be with us just keeps growing.
I'm choosing moment by moment to cling to God's word and the fact that He is trustworthy, loving, good and is working to bring us all together. I know that there is a reason for this delay! There is no doubt in my mind that We will bring them home. God is keeping me from being anxious and completely loosing it. He is giving me peace despite of the challenges and unknowns. I can see He is working in my heart to give me patience, endurance, steadfastness and that those things will help develop and perfect my faith helping me "lack in nothing"
I just can't believe that it's been 16 weeks since we saw Elijah's face and sent in our Letter of Intent (LOI). The average wait time for LOAs is 8 weeks. This computer fiasco in China is a killer!!! Still no movement really. There have been a few TA (travel approvals) a few PA (pre-approvals) and a few people (us included) have been able to submit LOIs. But in general since they shut the computers down the last week of May till now (almost 2 months) there has been NOTHING!!!! Our agency has not received one LOA for anyone since before the shut down.
Let me tell ya it's really really difficult to not be sad, discouraged, anxious, angry. We've been out as a family a lot lately and I keep looking around thinking that we're missing people. WE ARE!!! two of our babies are half a world away. We have been working on getting their room ready this week and I find myself just going in there sitting on the bed and crying. Even the girls just go in there to play. Last weekend Adelynn and Abygail made cards to send Isaiah on his birthday. They spend at least an hour just talking amongst each other about the boys and when they were going to come home. I love that our hearts continue to grow for them but the ache for them to be with us just keeps growing.
I'm choosing moment by moment to cling to God's word and the fact that He is trustworthy, loving, good and is working to bring us all together. I know that there is a reason for this delay! There is no doubt in my mind that We will bring them home. God is keeping me from being anxious and completely loosing it. He is giving me peace despite of the challenges and unknowns. I can see He is working in my heart to give me patience, endurance, steadfastness and that those things will help develop and perfect my faith helping me "lack in nothing"
James 1:3 & 4 Be assured and understand that the trial and proving of your faith bring out endurance and steadfastness and patience. But let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing.
I ask continually that He would keep giving me hope and fill me with joy & peace
Rom 15:13 May the God of your hope so fill you with all joy and peace in believing [through the experience of your faith] that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound and be overflowing (bubbling over) with hope
It is a constant battle to not let doubt, fear, anxiety, and a need to control take over though.
One fun thing that has happened this last week is that I was able to connect through facebook with two moms traveled to Isaiah's orphanage in June and May. Both had pictures of him and one of the moms met him. She said he seems to be doing well and that he was a calm and content little boy. The picture she took of him is just precious. He had a big smile on his face.
We also got an official update on Elijah. He is still tiny but seems to be doing well. Apparently he is walking, crawling, and talking some. They said he loves to be outside. I heard from another mom who adopted from his orphanage and she didn't have the best things to say about where Elijah is at. This makes the wait so much more difficult! Just want to bring him home and love on him.
As soon as we get our Letters of Approval i'll share pictures of both the boys on the blog. I've been waiting to share them till we had no doubt we'd be approved from China.
It's looking now like it might not even be till October or November till we can travel. This is not what I had planned!!! It's ok, I'm letting it go and resting. The two verses I've kept clinging to this whole time has been
Isaiah 26: 3You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.
Psalms 27:14 Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage and let your heart be stout and enduring. Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the Lord.
please pray with us and for us and our boys!!
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