Isn't that a pretty number 8?? While we were hoping to move up a few spots we know that God is working out all the details of this crazy wait! Last October we were #29. We also know that the courts in Ethiopia are open again and we are hopeful that we will get a referral soon for our sweet little daughter!
Once we get a referral, we will wait to be assigned a court date. Once we get that date we will make plans to travel to Ethiopia and we will be there for 5 days. After that we will come home and have to say goodbye to our little sweetie and wait for an Embassy date. Then, after we get assigned an Embassy date we will be able to head back to Ethiopia and stay for a few days and then bring our daughter forever home!!
So, if you're interested in helping support our adoption, we are doing a Kindle Fire HD Raffle right now to help with the costs of those flights. The runner up gets a $20 gift card to Target. Each ticket is $5 and you can purchase them via Paypal over there to the right or in person. Also, if you share the Raffle after you donate, then you can get an extra entry by leaving a comment that you did it.
We are praying that we (including our sweet daughter that we have yet to meet) would know this verse to be true:
"I know the LORD is always with me. I will not be shaken, for he is right beside me."
- Psalm 16:8
p.s. Please ignore the typing at the VERY top of my blog. I was fiddling with the html code and I messed something up and haven't had time to fix it. :)
I love your blog! I know how hard the wait is, and ours wasn't nearly as long as yours, but know that once she is home it all just melts away! :)
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Thank you Lindsay! :)
ReplyDeleteI think it pretty cool you're given a number. I'm not sure my agency does that. I also didn't know that Ethiopia was open again, I haven't heard that either. I must be out of the loop these days.
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