Isaiah 40:31
But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.
This adoption sure has taught me the importance of waiting. But I can take comfort in knowing that I am not waiting on an event, a person , or a thing...but on God. Wait upon the Lord. Sometimes waiting is hard because I feel like i should be doing something instead of just waiting. But God is never inactive. During this time of wait, He is doing BIG things. And I know that God is for us and will continue to work on our behalf throughout this process.
We live in a culture that is training us to be impatient and where waiting seems to be a huge inconvenience. But the truth is, God calls us to wait upon Him to renew our strength. Not to wait on the next stage in our life or the next new thing or in our case, for the next step in the adoption process, a referral. His timing IS perfect and right now, it's time to wait
Last week we had a conference call with the team from our adoption agency. They updated us on a few happenings in the program. Here's what they told us:
- The wait for a referral is still estimated at 3-12 months (we have been waiting 4 months)
- There are currently 30 families waiting for referrals in the program. The family waiting the longest has been waiting 7 months so far.
- There has been a slow-down in referrals, but they expect a new wave of referrals in January or February due to 2 new partnerships (orphanages) they are working with.
- Our agency is now working with 5 orphanages
- The courts close down half of December and part of January, so there will not be any new referrals through the end of the year.
We don't know if we will be one of the families who receives a referral in January or February, as we haven't been waiting as long as some families. But we do know that God's plan is perfect and he knows the perfect time for our little girl to come home.
Psalm 37:7a
Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for Him.
