We have an agency.
We are home study ready.
?Our finger print application can be sent off ASAP.
Only a few minor tweaks need to be made to our paper work.
And then there is one glaring blank:
Country:______________
For about four weeks now, we’ve been asked to fill in that blank.
Our family vote has been bottle necked.
Two votes Ethiopia.
One votes India.
Mommy’s vote can tie it up or give direction.
The Angel and The Hero are set that it’s Ethiopia.
The Dinosaur just likes screaming “I’m an Indian.”
(I have no idea why this is fun. But he loves saying it.)
So at dinner each night as we pray, we’ve been asking for direction.
We’ve received nothing but silence.
To be honest, I’m not sure He cares.
Don’t get me wrong.
I know He has a plan and that He has chosen a very specific person(s) to join our clan.
But we know what the Word says.
The mandate is out there for us to receive.
And now that our eyes have been opened we know what to do.
But like all things, we have a choice.
Geography is up to us.
He is leading our every step, He’s waiting on us to choose to fill in the blank.
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We are a family of God’s perfect design. With two adopted angels (2, 5) from Ethiopia in 2010 and more on the way soon. The Andrews family are one of three founding families of LoPa Art, buying Ethiopian art fair-trade and proceeds benefiting an Ethiopian non-profit, currently serving 210 orphans in Korah, a trash dump outside Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Lovers of gardening, advocating for Children’s HopeChest, swimming and traveling to Africa, the Andrews continually seek to connect those they know with the things they love. Mommy is a writer, lawyer, speaker and chief laundry distributor. Daddy “The Hero” is a fireman, handyman and human jungle gym. “The Angel’ is now eight and loves reading, drawing and dreaming about buying a bunk bed. “The Dinosaur” is now four and stomping his way through home, hearts and life. The family is loved by Jesus and protected by a french bulldog, Walter. Mommy blogs at www.africaboundandrews.blogspot.com
We prayed for direction when we were starting our adoption for our little boy. (Wow! That was five years ago!) I was convinced God wanted us to adopt from Ethiopia. My husband was convinced that we were going to go the China healthy child program direction. In the end, we sat down, prayed for guidance and flipped a coin. Seriously, we flipped a coin. God used that opportunity to tell us we were both wrong. We ended up adopting our son from China through the special needs program. And I have never, ever regretted it! This boy couldn’t be more a part of our family if he actually had our DNA! (Some people ask if he isn’t somehow biologically ours. Ha ha!) Don’t be afraid to make a decision thinking that there is a wrong decision. There isn’t a wrong decision. God just wants you to step out in faith in SOME direction. It’s not the direction, it’s the stepping out that shows the obedience. Good luck in your decision. No matter what you choose, it won’t be the wrong one!