Sunday, March 06, 2011

getting SO close!

well...we learned this weekend that a couple that turned in their dossier to holt 3 days before ours got their referral last week!  so we are inching closer and closer!  I think I will be sleeping with my phone for the next few weeks.
(charlotte can't believe it!)
please, if you are the praying/believing sort, say some prayers for our family this week.  also pray for ethiopian adoption and those making decisions on behalf of the children there.  there is talk of more change coming and we are praying our hearts out that goodness and justice prevail.  and that wise decisions are made.

In OTHER family news...our ministry casas por cristo is going to start building homes in Guatemala!!  pete just got back from an 8 day trip to work on the logistics of starting a ministry there.  we are extremely excited to see what God has planned for the people we will be showing his love to there.  here is a video that our ministry put together...
the plan is to start building homes for a few weeks there starting this summer!  casas por cristo will NOT be leaving mexico...just adding another location to our ministry.
can't wait to bring the hope of Christ to beautiful faces like this...
such exciting times!

6 comments:

SaraLyons said...

I'm so excited for you...any day now:)

Kim said...

I will definitely be keeping your family in my thoughts and prayers... almost there!!

Rachel said...

Praying for your family I am sure your call will be here before you know it. Have already been praying for Ethiopia adoptions. Hoping they will make the best decision for all those orphans. I am excited about your ministry, what beautiful work.

Brei said...

Was wondering how this would all affect your family. Praying for you, for sure.

Alison said...

YAY! So excited for ya'll! And definitely praying about everything going on with MOWA in Ethiopia right now!

keight dukes said...

eek! so exciting. i've always known you're #1, but now you seem to officially be. can you give a quick rundown of what exactly "referral" means to we the adoption-illiterate? or like a timeline of what comes next in the processes? does this mean you have an actually lil boy assigned to you now? and you'll go visit? prayers!