I received an email today saying that our lawyer has filed our paperwork and thinks he can probably get us a court date before the courts close on December 15th. Can you believe it??? We were told a few weeks ago that we were probably looking at a court date in late February or early March!
Could you please pray with us that God will go before and and we will have a court date asap? We are just dying to get over to Uganda and love on our little son who is desperately needing a family!
My brain is definitely on overload of all the things that need to get done! I am also the type that can shut down when I am overwhelmed so I am praying that I will take a deep breath, calm my mama's heart and He will give me a clear mind!
Thanks for all those are standing in the gap with us and have supported us during this adventure the past 2 years!!
Our dossier is officially in Uganda and now we are waiting for our lawyer to file in court and then we wait again for a court date! I thought it was hard waiting for a referral but that is NOTHING compared to how it feels to know who your little one is and not to be able to hold him in your arms!
I know that "Drew" is in a wonderful babies home and he is being well cared for, loved on and prepared for our family but it is SO HARD not to have him here with us. We want to be loving on him, taking care of his needs and teaching him about a God who loves him so much but that will have to wait for a few more months.
Right now, the wait for a court date is around 3-4 months. So realistically, we probably won't hear anything about our court date until end of February or March. That seems soooooo far!!
I know with the holidays quickly approaching (and life with 3 kids is already very busy) these next few months will fly by BUT when someone from your family is missing it definitely takes a toll each and everyday! We are doing all we can do now to be ready to leave ANYTIME!
A few weeks ago we all got our shots (Yellow fever and Typhoid) and that made it very real to the kids! Man, that Yellow Fever vaccination stings so bad! No one could lift their arm for the next 24 hours:) We tried to have fun with it and of course, treated ourselves to Frozen Yogurt afterwards!
I just wanted to leave you with a AWESOME song that has meant alot to me lately as we think and pray for Drew, but we remember God is there with him and He has never and will never leave him!
Well, it's has been 3 weeks since we got our referral of Drew!
The first few days Jeff and I couldn't stop looking at his sweet little picture with those adorable brown eyes staring right at us. I have constantly been clicking on my phone just to see his face and to be reminded of WHY we started this adoption process in the first place.
Just one word.
OBEDIENCE.
We felt God asking us to step out in this HUGE step of faith and to trust Him throughout this WHOLE process. I remember when (almost 2 years ago) that I felt this leading and was scared to death. Adoption had NEVER occurred to me before. I had not known anyone growing up who was adopted and no one in my family had ever adopted before so it was very foreign to me. Over the past number of years God has brought precious friends and families across our path who have lead by example, encouraged us and have been sweet to share their private stories with us.
I also remember "telling" God that He had better show up and give me a heart for adoption and a passion for the child that He would place in our family forever! 2 years ago I was scared and nervous and honestly didn't even want to adopt and TODAY my heart is overflowing with faith, trust, hope and love beyond what I thought was possible! He is so faithful!
So, we have finished all the paperwork. Waiting for our dossier so we can get it notorized and then send it off to Uganda and then wait for our court date! We are praying our court date will be before December 15th. The Ugandan courts close December 15th- January 15th. We would love to squeeze in before the courts close so Drew can be home for Christmas. If not, we should be going mid-January to pick him up and bring him home.
Thank you to everyone for your prayers, support and offers to be involved!
The MOST PRECIOUS referral we have been waiting for the past 15 months!!
We can't share alot but... here is what we CAN tell you...there is a sweet little 2 yr old boy who lives in Uganda that needs a mommy, daddy, brother and 2 sisters in his life!
In John 14:18, Jesus says..."I will not leave you as orphans. I will come to you."
God ordained from the beginning of time that he would choose baby Drew (nickname) to be part of our family! We have prayed for months that God would care for and love our little guy until that time came and NOW the timing is PERFECT!
We are hoping and praying that we will travel December or January to meet him and bring him home. Jeff & I will do our best to keep you all updated as we move forward with paperwork, packing, court dates and of course...the homecoming!
Thanks for all your love, support and prayers as you have walked this road with us!
