March Update

Typing the word "March" feels surreal - especially since I'm writing it without having the kids home or even having a travel date set for our family.  We've had three 'due dates' now, all of which were supposed to be dates that we would get a letter of consent.

Last week was especially difficult for me.  Our agency was extremely hopeful that we would get this last signature.  Day after day we waited on pins and needles, hopeful, only to have our hopes dashed each day by another day of 'no signature'.  It has now been over a year since we were referred these two children.  We wonder why we've hit so many roadblocks.  We wonder why we've been passed by other people in our program time and again, who have sailed through with no hiccups.  We wonder why these kids are spending unnecessary time in an orphanage when we already love them and are ready to take care of them (if only we had the ability to bring them home).

I've been asking many questions to God of 'why?', but I know I won't get an answer any time soon.  I believe that some day it will all make sense, but for now, I'm doing my best to hang on to hope.  It's not easy when we've been disappointed every single day for over a year.  But --- we know that He is faithful and we believe that His plans are greater than our own.  I just need to remind myself of that every minute of every day.

1 Thessalonians 5:24 "The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do it."

New Court Date

Sorry I've been delinquent in keeping this blog updated.  I'm sure if we received some positive news I would write immediately.  However, I feel like a broken record as I say yet again, "we are waiting for a signature".

So, summarized update for the day:

Our court date did not happen on January 14 and we did not get the signature we needed.

Our new court date and "deadline goal" for the signature is now tomorrow, February 3.  We are fairly confident the court date will happen this time but we don't have much hope for the signature.  Our guess is that the government will say (again) that they didn't have time and re-schedule a deadline for somewhere around February 18.  Then we think that date will also pass and we will be re-scheduled for another date around March 5.  We are hoping after being rescheduled a few times they will eventually sign the document we need.