First of all I would like to say thank you for your prayers over the last few weeks, and secondly I would ask that you continue praying!
Today we received word that the boys do have two different mothers, however, the father does not want either of the boys. The orphanage director is going to submit paperwork to the local court to allow Tadele (Isaiah 4yrs) to be adopted since he has been abandoned by his parents. Mamush (Jonathan 8 or 9yrs) is available and there are no legal issues with him since his mom has indeed passed away.
Our prayer is that the Lord would move the hearts and minds of the officials in Ethiopia to allow Tadele to be adopted since he has been abandoned by his parents for almost 2 years. Please join us in praying for the boys and also for wisdom for decisions to be made, and grace to accept whatever the outcome may be!
Thanks so much
Teresa
Monday, September 26, 2011
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Complications, Tears, Prayers and Peace
Well where to start! It has been almost four months since we first saw the faces of the two boys who were referred to us for adoption from Ethiopia. Since then every month we have anxiously awaited the newest picture and information on how they have grown and what they have been doing.
Yesterday when I received the call from our caseworker I was so excited.... my first thought was "Yes, our documents have been sent to court!" Not God's plan!
Our caseworker informed us that one of our boys may not be available for adoption anymore, pending further investigation. It seems as if the father of the boys may have given miss-information to the orphanage and the boys actually may not be full brothers. They may have different mothers, one of which may still be alive. The authorities are investigating and we should know more in the next few weeks.
So we certainly would appreciate it if you would pray for "our" boys! We pray that if the mom is truly alive and wants her son that there would be a joy filled reunion, if not we pray that God would grant us our prayer and desire of our heart to bring these two boys home and to make them part of our family. We would also appreciate prayers for wisdom and discernment as we proceed and make decisions as facts and circumstances come to light.
I am so thankful for the steadfast love of the Lord that never fails, His mercies that are new every moment, and especially for the peace that passes all understanding as I trust in Him.
Thanks so much,
Teresa and all
Yesterday when I received the call from our caseworker I was so excited.... my first thought was "Yes, our documents have been sent to court!" Not God's plan!
Our caseworker informed us that one of our boys may not be available for adoption anymore, pending further investigation. It seems as if the father of the boys may have given miss-information to the orphanage and the boys actually may not be full brothers. They may have different mothers, one of which may still be alive. The authorities are investigating and we should know more in the next few weeks.
So we certainly would appreciate it if you would pray for "our" boys! We pray that if the mom is truly alive and wants her son that there would be a joy filled reunion, if not we pray that God would grant us our prayer and desire of our heart to bring these two boys home and to make them part of our family. We would also appreciate prayers for wisdom and discernment as we proceed and make decisions as facts and circumstances come to light.
I am so thankful for the steadfast love of the Lord that never fails, His mercies that are new every moment, and especially for the peace that passes all understanding as I trust in Him.
Thanks so much,
Teresa and all
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