- Finances: Transferring to a new agency has added a significant amount of money to our fees that wasn't originally in our budget Pray that God will provide the finances we need to finish our adoption.
- Efficiency: International adoption involves two governments working together to accomplish a goal. It sounds beautiful in theory, but things can get really messy, and put on hold for long periods of time. Pray that everyone can work together efficiently to get paperwork completed, processed, and approved.
- Movement: One of the things we will need is an approval from MOWA (Ministry of Women, Youth and Children’s Affairs Addis Ababa, Ethiopia). Once we have completed our current step we will have to get a positive comment and a couple of other things from MOWA. This could happen quickly, or it can take months. MONTHS! MOWA is known for the latter. We know God's timing is perfect but we are asking for prayer that MOWA will move the paperwork and that there wouldn't be any delays.
- Peace: If you haven't caught on already, it is really, really, really hard to wait for our little guy. We just need peace. Peace that God will provide the finances. Peace that there won't be any more delays. Peace that the paperwork will move along quickly. Peace that we will bring home TJ at the right time, peace to trust in His timing, and peace while we wait. Pray that God will fills us with the peace we need in all of the areas I listed above.
- Other Families: There are other families transferring over to our new agency with us. They are going through this exact same thing. They have been faced with the burden of finding thousands of more dollars for their adoption, they have more paperwork to do (some have to complete redo and start over), they have to wait for the paperwork to move and the governments to work together, they have to wait for approval and court dates, and they, like us, are anxiously waiting to bring home their kiddo(s). Pray that the other families will have all of their needs met, that they have peace while they wait, and that they get to be reunited with their children soon.
Again, Barry and I can't say it enough. We THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers, love, encouragement, and support through this process, it is overwhelming and encouraging as we navigate this journey.
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