Friday, September 29, 2006

Adoption Update


We just wanted to share our latest news and pictures with you as we prepare to leave in the morning (4:00 a.m.) to go west to visit family. God enabled us to meet our goal of getting our dossier to Africa and our immigration paperwork out this week!!! Everything should arrive at their appropriate destinations by Monday of next week.

Rachel Zackey of Children Concerned emailed us last week to say that we could consider the girls 98% adoptable because we are dealing with Africa and we should leave 2% chance for something to go wrong. We believe God only does things at 100% so we are not going to worry. We also know that should one or both of the girls not be adoptable it is because of His perfect and sovereign will and that He will take care of us. (Remind us of this if something goes wrong!)

Hannah Zackey was in Liberia a couple of weeks ago and emailed us that Maria and Suzanna do know each other and are good friends and will make great sisters! She sent us new pictures which we have attached. The girls are so beautiful!!!

We have chosen both girls' middle names: Maria Faith and Suzanna Grace. Thank you to everyone who sent in their suggestions. Both girls are special gifts from God and so are His faith and grace that He gives us, so we thought these names were just perfect!

Please keep Maria and Suzanna in your prayers. Please pray that God will prepare their hearts to receive Him and to become part of our family, and for their protection--physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Please pray for our family to be patient in God's perfect timing. Thank you dear family for your prayers and support. We love you all so very much!!!