A Short Update….
We went to our 2 hour orientation today in Waco. It was really cool to hear about how the process works at this agency. It is a Christian agency and they work very closely with the birth mothers to allow them to chose the adoptive families. We are now rushing to fill out our “formal app” and return it and write our “letter to the birth mom” that the mothers will see to choose who adopt their baby.
It’s a bit nerve-racking, but we’ve been through similar paperwork crunches before. After the paperwork is in and they run our background checks, we’ll have to do an 8 hour orientation and a homestudy. All of this feels so oddly familiar it’s just crazy. We got a list of organizations that do interest free loans and grants to look in to.
We also got a time frame. Most likely, if a birth mom chooses us, we would have a baby, if it is one of the 5 babies that are in the womb now, by August of this year. Folks…that is comin’ right up. How quickly life changes!
Thank you all for your prayers and we ask that you continue to pray for the following,
- pray for the birthmom as she is walking through these tough decisions
- pray for the unborn baby and the birth mom’s health
- pray for our family as we continue to seek God’s will for us in this
- pray for our patience as we seek out God’s provision in the funding
- pray for us as we consider the huge changes a newborn would bring at short notice
Thank you for walking through this with us…
Aaron
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We are so excited about this new chapter that is beginning in your life. How wonderful God is to already know who that precious baby is that He will put into your arms. We will pray for you, birth mom and the new little one soon to be born. Congratulations!
WOW! I had no idea! HOW EXCITING. Round two begins. God really does have a plan for you all and this future baby. It is probably nice to know that you know what to expect more this time. Your pros! I pray that the birth mom will see in you all what we all do.
Keep us updated. Great news!!!!!!
How exciting!! We’re praying for you as you go through this process. Ayan will make such a good big brother.
We are so very excited and still in awe of how God is revealing His plan. It is so amazing to see Him putting all the pieces together as he adds another baby to your family. And we know that Ayan will be a great big brother!