Matthew and I have always been filled with the desire to build our family through the gift of adoption. In February 2010 we began investigating the process of adopting domestically and internationally...costs, time frames, process, etc. We decided we would pursue international adoption in the beautiful country of Ethiopia!
We have now officially been in the process with our agency, Children's House International, for two years. For the last 19 months we have been awaiting a referral. A referral is a packet of information on a child that meets your adoption specifications for the child you would like to adopt. A few days ago we increased our age range...yesterday we made a HUGE change. (In my opinion anyway). After conferencing as a couple - via Skype messaging mind you - and after prayer and fasting we decided to change our child preferences to be as follows:
A girl OR boy between the ages of newborn and 2 1/2 years old, can be HIV+ and can also have minor correctable defects. We are also approved and happy to accept a sibling boy or girl up to the age of 4.
What is so big about that you may very well wonder. Well, we have been expecting to adopt a baby girl from Ethiopia for the past two years ...and perhaps we still will, but we felt like we needed to open ourselves up a little bit to allow the Lord to help us find the child intended for our family. I must say, I am still very excited about this change even though it was a difficult one to make. A referral could be right around the corner!! Which of course means <gulp> we need to have at least $9500 ready in order to accept the referral, or more than that if we receive a referral for siblings. I know God can work miracles, and we are about to need a big one.
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