Wonderful news today

No court date yet, but we received an e-mail today letting us know that the kids' passports are done, crosschecked and correct and ready to go! The reason that is good news, is that after our court date there should be (should be) no delays because sometimes it is the passports that can cause months and months of delays! So thank you Lord for that today! We are excited about the coffee store too. We haven't even tried it ourselves yet because it didn't launch until yesterday morning but we ordered some so we'd know and hope to get it by the end of the week. I hope it becomes a way to help bring our little ones home.

Public Blog

"M" and I have made our blog public as we reached our limit of readers and wanted to share our story with more of our family and friends! We've just tried to make it more private by not using names. Thanks for understanding and for following us on our journey!

Just Love Coffee Adoption Store

Just Love Coffee

We are very excited to announce one way that we are going to try to raise money for our adoption. This store is run by Just Love Coffee Roasters and they will give us $5 a bag and also a small amount for the other accessories, towards our adoption. Please consider trying some African coffee and support our family's adoption, an orphanage in Ethiopia and Fair Trade coffee farmers! Thank you!

The Just Love Coffee Story

Our Agency....

http://aainews.blogspot.com/2009/10/gail-gorfes-reflections-on-aai.html


I really appreciate being with a strongly humanitarian agency!

more delays

I just have to say that I'm bummed. Discouraged. No time frame seems to work. We have been told our case will go to court 'within the month". I have no idea how long it will be. So please pray with us that God will help us wait because there must be a reason that things are being held up. Thanks. And I am determined to listen to Anita's wise words "Hold on loosely, until you can hold on tightly!"

Cutest doll ever!

This has nothing to do with adoption, nothing to do with anything spiritual...it's just so cute I had to show you! My dear friend "B" (who is about to have a darling baby of her own) brought this doll to church this morning and her sweet little girl , gave it to "M", then to "M" and then to me. SO CUTE! Thank you!! "M" will love it!

Gifts for the children at Eban House

I am so touched by people's willingness to give to these children whom they don't even know. I sent out a request, because I can't sew very well, for people to make a few stuffed dolls or animals for the kids at our orphanage, for Christmas and it will go beyond our orphanage as well. These are two samples of what these wonderful ladies made. Thank you so much. It means so much!!!!

Faith like a child...

Well, here I go again....as you know, or may not know, adoption is expensive. Honestly, it is becoming more and more challenging to trust the Lord as the bigger expenses are really starting to come in. But God has led us on this journey and HE WILL PROVIDE. The hard part is waiting. We have so many people faithfully praying and one of those families, is my sister "S". When I drove up to Canada last week to surprise my other sister for her 40th birthday (who also faithfully prays),"S"'s daughter,  who is 6,  runs out to me to say welcome and shoves this plastic baggie at me and says (I'm moved to tears just typing this) "Here Auntie "C", this is for your adoption. It's all the money I have in the whole wide world. I emptied my whole piggy bank." Wow. I was speechless. Thank you "S", for reminding me that with God, all things are possible and that I should have faith like a child.

God's Timing

Well, due to a big misunderstanding, another family's case went to court today when it should have been ours. I could get mad, ask lots of questions, but I won't and so I would please ask you not to ask me "why" either. I can't answer that but "M" and I immediately said, "It's God's timing", not ours. It was heartbreaking though, to tell the kids and "M" just cried and cried, but it's a good teaching moment that our plans are not God's plans...hmmmm, think I heard that in a sermon from some preacher on sunday.... ;) Anyway, looks like maybe next week but I will believe it when I see it, as they say! Please just keep praying. It gives more time for us to try to come up with the money and to prepare our home for the kids.

The wait continues...

Well, I should have known not to expect a day....that is the norm. We now have to wait until next wednesday afternoon for news. I'm trying to be patient...trust in the Lord....very hard today.

18 years

Who would have thought that after 18 years of marriage, our family would still be growing. I feel so blessed to have such a godly, strong man to be married to, someone who is sensitive to God's calling and willing to step out on a limb with me. Happy Anniversary honey! I love you!

No court date today

Well, it looks like some additional paperwork needed to be completed, and should be finished by monday so we will have our court date later next week. We'll keep you posted. Please continue to pray for this journey. The expenses are looking a little higher than we anticipated and we are truly on a faith walk with the Lord on this one. Motorcycles just did not sell and it is end of season. Thanks for your prayers!