We got accepted last week with the other agency that we applied to do our home study with! Their application seemed less involved in some areas and more involved in others compared to America World. We had to give very detailed statements of faith answering specific questions. I really enjoyed writing mine and getting to ready Nathan's answers! :)
On Saturday we received our packet full of all the information we need to get started on our home study. There were a lot of pages! This weekend we were too preoccupied with other things to take on the task of going over so many pages. It can be a little intimidating to me each time we receive an envelope full of so many pages but the excitement I have to move forward always gives me the nudge to tackle them. For this minute they are sitting in the envelope they came in, but I look forward to taking that deep breath of peace and diving in once again. I'm tickled each time we take a step forward!
Monday, October 31, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Taking the next step
We decided that the best option for our family was to proceed faster than originally planned in order to have our home study done locally and cut down on costs and travel. Today we sent our first agency fee of $2000 into America World! Isn't God awesome?! We know this is only the first step but I have to give God the glory for providing this money!! We are believing that he will continue to send forth the money as we proceed on this journey!
In order to have our home study done by this other agency we first had to apply with them. We sent in all of our paperwork and our $200 today as well. Praying the Lord's will be done and that hopefully we will be approved soon so we can get our home study going in order to meet our deadlines.
One step closer to meeting our son!! :)
In order to have our home study done by this other agency we first had to apply with them. We sent in all of our paperwork and our $200 today as well. Praying the Lord's will be done and that hopefully we will be approved soon so we can get our home study going in order to meet our deadlines.
One step closer to meeting our son!! :)
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
The Next Step
"We can be certain that God will give us the strength and resources we need to live through any situation in life that He ordains. The will of God will never take us where the Grace of God cannot sustain us."
I was reminded of this quote today and it spoke to me in my time of need!
The Next Step is really a two part deal. Simultaneously we will have to submit our first large payment to the agency called our Commitment Fee and pay for our Home Study. We are currently praying over which Home Study program we need to use. Our agency is actually about to be certified and have a Home Study program in Georgia but it will be 300 miles north of us since we are way down by Florida. This would include a lot of travel fees on top of the initial cost. The other option is to use an agency closer to us to cut out those travel fees. The con to that is the process can take a little longer. It seems like using the agency close to us would be the best for us financially. The clincher is that if we do want to use the other agency, we will have to submit our Commitment fee and all of the paperwork to our agency before the end of October due to the fact that America World will soon be requiring all families to use their Home Study program if they have a program in place in the state you live in. Which is understandable but it also means we would have to also come up with the money for the Home Study at the same time.
It can be overwhelming. There is lots and lots of paperwork to go through, decisions to be made, and the question of where is all the money coming from. And we've only just begun! :) But this quote reminds me... God has called us to adopt, He has placed this on our hearts, so HE will bring it to pass! We are asking God to supply us with the answers and the funds. There are so many wonderful things that are going to come out of this adoption and many lives will be blessed, but one thing I can already seeing done in me...my prayer life has grown dramatically and my spiritual walk is being strengthened. Because of this, I'm learning so many new things!
The adoption process can take a very long time so updates might not always be frequent but we greatly appreciate all the love and support our readers have already given. Thank you for your continued prayers!!
I was reminded of this quote today and it spoke to me in my time of need!
The Next Step is really a two part deal. Simultaneously we will have to submit our first large payment to the agency called our Commitment Fee and pay for our Home Study. We are currently praying over which Home Study program we need to use. Our agency is actually about to be certified and have a Home Study program in Georgia but it will be 300 miles north of us since we are way down by Florida. This would include a lot of travel fees on top of the initial cost. The other option is to use an agency closer to us to cut out those travel fees. The con to that is the process can take a little longer. It seems like using the agency close to us would be the best for us financially. The clincher is that if we do want to use the other agency, we will have to submit our Commitment fee and all of the paperwork to our agency before the end of October due to the fact that America World will soon be requiring all families to use their Home Study program if they have a program in place in the state you live in. Which is understandable but it also means we would have to also come up with the money for the Home Study at the same time.
It can be overwhelming. There is lots and lots of paperwork to go through, decisions to be made, and the question of where is all the money coming from. And we've only just begun! :) But this quote reminds me... God has called us to adopt, He has placed this on our hearts, so HE will bring it to pass! We are asking God to supply us with the answers and the funds. There are so many wonderful things that are going to come out of this adoption and many lives will be blessed, but one thing I can already seeing done in me...my prayer life has grown dramatically and my spiritual walk is being strengthened. Because of this, I'm learning so many new things!
The adoption process can take a very long time so updates might not always be frequent but we greatly appreciate all the love and support our readers have already given. Thank you for your continued prayers!!
Monday, October 10, 2011
We got accepted!!
I just received the call we've been waiting for! We have been accepted into the Honduras Program with America World Adoption!! This is their website if you'd like to take a look... http://www.awaa.org
When Sarah told us she was calling to say Congratulations my heart leaped and my eyes filled with tears! I called Nathan immediately. We are very, very excited! This is the beginning of an amazing journey! Please be in prayer with us as we take each step in faith. You can follow our journey on this blog. I will update as we continue to move forward.
Thank you for all of you who have been praying for us!!
When Sarah told us she was calling to say Congratulations my heart leaped and my eyes filled with tears! I called Nathan immediately. We are very, very excited! This is the beginning of an amazing journey! Please be in prayer with us as we take each step in faith. You can follow our journey on this blog. I will update as we continue to move forward.
Thank you for all of you who have been praying for us!!
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