I needed to get out an update, but we have been on vacation for the last week.
Things are really looking up! One of the directors and founders of our new agency is going to be in Burundi in a few weeks! This is HUGE! We are not only getting more information, but we actually seeing someone go there to figure things out. Please be in prayer for her as she left today for a conference on her way out. She will be going to Uganda first, since they have a program there, and then on to Burundi. She and another agency employee will be in Burundi on April 18-20, so this is a crucial time for your prayers!
We have received several emails from her already, and she has said about the trip that she is "hopeful that [she] can obtain information on current children that are available for adoption." That may be info on OUR child! But they are really going to try to figure out why there has been such a delay in the process, and she said, "I am very hopeful that we can figure this out. I am also hopeful that we will get the information that we want." This is so great!
Maybe it's strange to be so ecstatic about an email, but you have to understand where we have come from. We have had virtually no communication from our old agency for the past three or four months. Yes, I knew they were busy, there was nothing to share, and they were moving offices, etc. But seriously... no communication? Our new agency has said that they will try to be in contact with us at least once a month. That is a big improvement.
Some new information came out in our new agency's email sent out recently. It's amazing how much can change in a year! I remember the end of 2009 calling up our old agency, and hearing all about their Burundi program. They seemed excited about it, confident about it, ready to plug us in. By the end of 2010, they were trying to figure out a way to get out of the "business." And when I talked to them in December, and early January, absolutely nothing was mentioned about this big change! Apparently, many other families were feeling the same way, wondering why were weren't getting much communication. Our new agency has hinted that they have sensed a general dissatisfaction with the way things were going, and they want to "turn things around." It kind of amazes me that we were not alone in what we were experiencing.
One of the feelings I have is that we made a "mistake." We were the one who chose the "wrong" agency. If we had only researched more! But I can not keep thinking "if only" statements. The truth that I must dwell on (Phil 4:8) is that we felt led to this agency. We felt led to the Burundi program. Does God make mistakes? NO! He knows exactly what He is doing. He led us to the place that we are at. He had a plan all along for us to start our process with one agency, and continue with another... even though we didn't know it, and would not have chosen it that way. What is great to remember is that God is in control! One agency's failure to complete our adoption did not change God's plan for us.
Thank you all for your prayers.
-Pray for safe travel for our agency's workers in Africa.
-Pray that they can get all the necessary information to sustain an adoption program in Burundi.
-Pray that they can even get information on new children and lots of pictures.
-Pray for our hearts as we wait for their return to hear how things went.
I will update more when I can!
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