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"God will not lead you to it unless He means to lead you THROUGH it." Amen.

4 months

As of Saturday, we have been on the waiting list for four months. We would love to see a referral in April or May, but have been told it could be as long as August. A friend asked me recently if she should pray for things to move along quickly, and I told her just pray for the time to be right. God's timing is perfect and only He knows which child is meant for our family, and when he is ready to come home. Being patient is easier said than done, so I would love extra prayers for patience. And for our sweet little one who is at this moment in a family making some very tough decisions. Pray that they find peace and know God is with them.

Less than 10

families are ahead of us on the waitlist! I was trying to hold off emailing our caseworker until we had offically hit 4 months waiting, but I was weak :) Anyway, she said she had actually looked this morning to find out where we were, and we have moved up a handful of places! From 12-15th to "less than 10" in just over a month.

A part of us is going to Ethiopia today.

It will take about a week for our dossier to reach Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. When it gets there, it will be translated into Amharic. Then, as our case worker said "it will sit and wait for you to be matched with a child."

We are "Paper" pregnant!

:) This will definitely go in the memory/life book.

Also, yesterday WACAP let us know that our dossier is back to Washington from D.C. Next Stop Addis Ababa!

Dossier on its way to DC

Our case worker at WACAP said she sent out our dossier to DC yesterday (Jan 13th).

Wait List Update

was the title of the email I just received! Our agency has been developing relationships with a few new orphanages in the last several months. In January, 15 families received referrals for their sweet children! Our case worker emailed us to say that we have moved up on the wait list, and there are 12-15 families ahead of us now on the wait list. She was careful to say it still may be several more months until its our turn, so we don't get our hopes up.. but it is still great progress.

She also said our dossier will be heading off to D.C. next week, for processing with the Secretary of State and then the Ethiopian Embassy. So, Hillary, be watching, there are some important papers heading your way!