DTE 3/12/10

The good news is our dossier is going to Ethiopia on March 12, 2010. We received an email telling us to expect a referral quickly.

Today, however, we received another email telling of of some significant changes made by the Ethiopian government. Once we receive our referral, Tim and I will need to travel to Ethiopia with one to two months to be present at our sons court date. We will be there for 5-7 days and then return home without our little guy. We will then return to Ethiopia 2-3 months later to pick up our son/s. The positive in this is that we will get to meet him sooner, but the negativ is of course that we will have to leave him. I am praying for God's protection for our sons heart and mind in this, as he is already dealing with abandonment and I don't want to add to his pain. I pray God's protection over him and for the Ethipian staff to be able to assure him that we will return. Another positive to this is that once we bring him to the USA he will be a citizen and legally ours and we will not have to readopt once we return home. This is due to the type of visa he will be issued. The IR-3 visa. This will also save on expenses once we are home. Kind of a trade off for making two trips. We are still up in the air regarding which trip our girls will take with us.
I trust the Lord to work out all the details and to guard all of our hearts as the heart is the wellspring of life. Thank you Lord for your peace, for the children you have for us, and the ones you have already given to us. We know that you are in control....that you have plans to prosper us and not to harm us, plans to give us hope and a future. Thanks Dad!!
Dawn