Running for Hope

This past saturday the girls and I ran a race (Kev too...he helped Melat finish) that benefited HFAP. I ran the 5k and the girls ran the 1 mile kids run. It was a very cold morning but the girls were such troopers and hung in there waiting for me to finish and they even got to have some hot chocolate. It was Melat's first race ever and though she was pretty tired at the end, she enjoyed it a lot...both the girls did. It was awesome to be able to be a part of a community event that benefits something we care deeply about and that ultimately benefits our son and other children in Haiti. And it was even more beautiful that we could do it as a family.

I LOVE good news!!!

So today we got some! We found out that the lawyer in Haiti is more than willing and able to help us with our adoption and says the age discrepancy is not going to be an issue. Soooo, we can actually move forward!!! I talked with the agency we'll be working with http://www.allblessings.org/ .
They are very excited that this is going to happen! Got our preliminary and formal applications today and filled them out immediately!;)
This past weekend I had been feeling so discouraged about this whole process. We have been in a holding pattern these last weeks, just waiting and not knowing how we could move forward. It was driving me crazy that there was nothing we could do, we had no control. When Melat has been in school I have felt so useless, like I could be doing something productive to move things forward but there was nothing to do.
Earlier this week I just began to feel a peace about just waiting and letting God control it instead of me....
And now today he has answered our prayers and we could not be excited!

Discouraged

Talked with the contact at the agency we are planning on using for our adoption. Walked away from that very short phone call with tears streaming down my face. We were told last week about our eligibility and today I was told something else. Haiti has policies on how old parents must be do adopt and how many children they can have in the home. As of this moment, according to who I talked to today, we do not qualify. Heartbreaking....but not the end. Not by a long shot. We'll wait till were of age if we must or get letters together proving we can provide financially or whatever it may take to bring our son home. What was encouraging last week in terms of time line now has turned into a much longer wait. But all waits come to an end....so there is an end to this story.
We believe very strongly that we serve a sovereign God who trumps governments. If this is His journey for us, then there are more steps to be taken. Now were just praying to know which direction we go from here.