The answer to this question is simple: Steph and I feel
strongly that God is calling us to adopt.
Steph summarized it quite well as we were walking out of Church on
Mothers’ Day, “When we feel the Holy Spirit moving in our lives, it’s our job
to follow.”
Since I’m a planner and I love to be in control, you can
imagine how I wrestled with this decision and with God in the hours and days
after we felt the Holy Spirit drawing us towards this life changing
decision. We had plans for how and when we
wanted to start a family (biologically and in approximately two years). We had plans for a couple more vacations and
a few more home improvement projects before having kids. I had plans for how I wanted to spend my free
time.
To relinquish my to-do list wasn’t easy. There are still days when I try to seize
control of this process, when Satan tries to remind me that I know what’s best,
but these are the days when worry, fear, and doubt creep into my mind. Only when I surrender all to God and
prayerfully seek the direction and movement of the Holy Spirit am I truly at
peace.
Matthew 6:33-34
But seek first his
kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as
well. Therefore, do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Why Ethiopia?
The need in Ethiopia is so great. One in six Ethiopian children die before
their fifth birthday. The country has 4.3
million orphans, one of the largest orphan populations in the world. Malnutrition and extreme poverty are
commonplace. All God’s Children International
has a fantastic transition home in Ethiopia where special mothers care for a
maximum of four children. Once children
are placed in this transition home, their every need is met by one of these special
mothers. Check out AGCI’s website for
more information.
Steph and I are so blessed that God has led us to this
journey and that we’ll be welcoming home a little Ethiopian bundle of joy in a
couple short years! We ask you to pray
that we will continually seek God’s will and follow his direction. Please pray for our child and his/her
biological parents, too. While we’re
extremely excited to bring our child home, can you imagine what the biological parents
are going through?
Since I’m a planner and I love to be in control, you can
imagine how I wrestled with this decision and with God in the hours and days
after we felt the Holy Spirit drawing us towards this life changing
decision. We had plans for how and when we
wanted to start a family (biologically and in approximately two years). We had plans for a couple more vacations and
a few more home improvement projects before having kids. I had plans for how I wanted to spend my free
time.
To relinquish my to-do list wasn’t easy. There are still days when I try to seize
control of this process, when Satan tries to remind me that I know what’s best,
but these are the days when worry, fear, and doubt creep into my mind. Only when I surrender all to God and
prayerfully seek the direction and movement of the Holy Spirit am I truly at
peace.
Matthew 6:33-34
But seek first his
kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as
well. Therefore, do not worry about
tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself.
Each day has enough trouble of its own.
Why Ethiopia?
The need in Ethiopia is so great. One in six Ethiopian children die before
their fifth birthday. The country has 4.3
million orphans, one of the largest orphan populations in the world. Malnutrition and extreme poverty are
commonplace. All God’s Children International
has a fantastic transition home in Ethiopia where special mothers care for a
maximum of four children. Once children
are placed in this transition home, their every need is met by one of these special
mothers. Check out AGCI’s website for
more information.
Steph and I are so blessed that God has led us to this
journey and that we’ll be welcoming home a little Ethiopian bundle of joy in a
couple short years! We ask you to pray
that we will continually seek God’s will and follow his direction. Please pray for our child and his/her
biological parents, too. While we’re
extremely excited to bring our child home, can you imagine what the biological parents
are going through?
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