Making Progress

This last month has been a crazy, busy one! Since I last updated the blog we have made some real progress toward bringing Idu home. This is what has been happening...

1. Our home study is now complete in its entirety and has been submitted to our agency for review and approval.

2. We have been in fundraising mode. God has used many already through our One Mission fund and just personal donations to get us started toward our ultimate goal of raising $20,000+. Our online fund is still open, and we will be sharing more details with our church family in the coming weeks about how anyone who feels led can support us financially. If anyone has questions, please ask!! We truly cannot do this without the support of others.

3. We have received a recent update on Idu. While the information was not very encouraging, we know that he is at least in a safe place and are confident that God is moving this process along in order to get him home. To that end we are asking for PRAYER warriors! We are praying daily for Idu- his health, safety, development, and that God would prepare him for all the transitions that are to come in a way that only God can do. We are also asking God to line up the timing of bringing him home with our trip this summer. That is a BIG ask because there are still government hoops to jump with two countries before we can do anything. Would you please go to God on our behalf? Ephesians 3:20 reminds us that He can do above and beyond all we ask or imagine. We want to see that even more in Idu's life and journey to be home.

So our next step in this adventure is completing all of our dossier paperwork to be submitted to our agency and then to the US government. They will have to review it all and decide to deem us able to be adoptive parents. We know that God is in control of each paper, person who sees it, and the timeline for processing it. We are asking Him for favor in every area!

I will leave you with an encouragement to read Psalm 91. We are praying this over our coming son! So many of the words apply directly to his life, and the protection God has already provided for him in the midst of turmoil. May God bless you as you read it and as you remember us in prayer. We are overwhelmed with gratitude for the loving community God has given us!

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