I just realized I didn't post when we got our monthly update! How could I not have? I know it was the same week of Justin's surgery so I'm sure I was just distracted. So here it is! As you can see in the title, we have moved up one on the list. Even though it's only one spot and it seems that we're creeping so slowly up the list, this one move seems like a huge jump! November's news was very disheartening when we didn't move at all and I think I would have been very down about not moving again.
Things are still moving very slowly in the country as Uganda continues to revisit and reorganize their adoption program and policies. We are very thankful to be with an adoption organization that is integral in that process in the country! It continues to reaffirm that we chose the right agency for us. However, we also know that there are so many people out there using different organizations and we are thankful for them too! The most important part of this process is finding families for children. And the reality is, as I've stated before, the priority is to keep those kids in the country with family or someone in their village that can adequately care for them. That is priority of our agency, other agencies we know of, and this policy revision happening in Uganda. However, we know that is not a possibility with many of these children and that's where we come in...when other options have been exhausted.
That being said, we trust that God already knows who our little boy is and when he will join our family. We're just hoping that's sooner than later!! It is very likely that 2013 is our year (given the timelines, late summer/early fall) which is less than a year now!! So for now we live in the now...which is #18. Here's to moving up the list!!
Things are still moving very slowly in the country as Uganda continues to revisit and reorganize their adoption program and policies. We are very thankful to be with an adoption organization that is integral in that process in the country! It continues to reaffirm that we chose the right agency for us. However, we also know that there are so many people out there using different organizations and we are thankful for them too! The most important part of this process is finding families for children. And the reality is, as I've stated before, the priority is to keep those kids in the country with family or someone in their village that can adequately care for them. That is priority of our agency, other agencies we know of, and this policy revision happening in Uganda. However, we know that is not a possibility with many of these children and that's where we come in...when other options have been exhausted.
That being said, we trust that God already knows who our little boy is and when he will join our family. We're just hoping that's sooner than later!! It is very likely that 2013 is our year (given the timelines, late summer/early fall) which is less than a year now!! So for now we live in the now...which is #18. Here's to moving up the list!!
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