We're Still Here

Good morning everyone. Yes we’re still here. And, unfortunately, yes we’re still waiting. There have been many things going on with this adoption and, unfortunately, none of them have been good. Some of the latest news is that the new agreement between Vietnam and the US (which needed to be agreed to by the end of March) was not agreed to and thus the program will be shutting down come September 1st. Hmmmmm, feels a little like déjà vu here. For those of you who went through this with us the first time, this is the same exact thing that happened before. The difference this time is that we’ve been told from reliable sources that if we don’t receive a referral and have our papers into a certain department by the end of June, don’t expect an adoption to happen. And, worse yet, quite a few provinces have decided not to cooperate with the US and thus aren’t handing out referrals to any US family. Yes there are still adoptions happening but they are going to other countries. What do you say is causing a lot of this friction, well, to be honest, I’m not entirely sure but again, my reliable sources say that the US is demanding things from Vietnam and Vietnam is saying that’s not the way things are done in their culture and thus are demanding things from the US. Thus, the friction.

What I’m saying here is, God is completely in control of the situation. Only He knows if we are meant to have another child. What I’m asking here is, if you’ve forgotten about us (which is understandable since I haven’t sent an update in eons) or you haven’t been praying for us, I’m asking that you please beef up those prayers. Now, you ask, what do I pray for? I am not asking that you pray that God give us a second daughter from Vietnam. Although believe me that is what I want more than anything. What I am asking you to do is pray that God’s Will be done. And, that God will show us the way. I want to do His will, not mine. If I had my way I’d be a mommy to two beautiful little girls. However, I also realize that God granted us our dream once and it was a huge dream. We got exactly what we asked for. It was almost as if we created this beautiful little girl on the computer on our own and hit the order button. I want now for God to show me what He wants. If we aren’t to adopt again, although my heart will ache, I will follow God completely. If we are but maybe we’ve gone the wrong direction, please may God show us the way. So please, pray with us for God’s Will to be done.

Hang in there with us. You are all loved dearly and Richard, Lilli and I appreciate your friendship more than you will ever know. To our families, thank you for hanging in there with us. We love you so much!