Monumental day!!
Let me start again with praising our Heavenly Father! I am in awe and absolutely amazed at the power of prayer and our Gods strength!
I can say everything is wonderful...But we will be in great need of prayer as we accepted 2 referrals today!!!!
We accepted referrals of two 3 month old babies today! One boy and one girl. We will name them Benjamin and Stella and keep their Ethiopian names for their middle names. We know little about their stories and how they came to be orphans. That was how it was when we adopted Claire, I am hoping to find out much more when we travel.
I can not post pictures until after we pass court in Ethiopia. So for now until I can put their pictures up I am sure I will mostly be posting about my feelings along the way :) I am also very excited to announce that when we travel to bring the babies home we will be having 2 very special people coming with us! My amazing brother James, who jumped on board with out question :) and a very special and dear friend Emily.
So this is a very general time line...but if everything goes smoothly we will have a court date at the very end of July or Mid August,which means that we will travel to Ethiopia for about a week, then we come home... with out them. But then we hope to travel to bring them home sometime in the end of September!!
So here are some prayer requests:
~ Please pray that the children stay healthy, are given lots of love and protection!
~ Please pray for Darin and I, 2 more babies is a lot. :)
~ Please pray for the 2 people coming with us that God will work in their hearts and this trip will forever change them for the better.
~ Please pray for little Claire Dollame that she may embrace and love her new brother and sister. And that she transitions well into being a big sister.
~ Please pray for the rest of the adoption process. That it may be smooth and peaceful.
I end this post so overwhelmed and bursting with LOVE! Love for my amazing husband, with out his support this would never happen, Love for Claire, and Love for those 2 new babies!! Love for all of you who have SO generously given to our growing family!! Each and everyone of you who have given will be blessed!!! And LOVE for our God!
LOVE :)
Jolene
2 comments:
I am in tears...I am soooo happy for your family. I hope I get a referral soon and maybe we can travel together!!!! I will keep you in my prayers. Can't wait to see them!!!!
OH MY GOODNESS! I don't know how I missed this, but I just saw the pics on facebook of your care packages. CONGRATULATIONS! What and exciting time for you family! Praying for you and your 3 babies!!!!!!!!!!!!
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