Not quite sure where to begin.... Cameron and I have felt a burden on our hearts for many years to adopt. We are in awe of the fact God adopted us into His family and feel it would be an honor to adopt a child of His. We have begun the process to adopt a baby girl (9-18 month old) from Ethiopia:) We are very, very excited about this blessing and know it will be a faith stretching experience.
Why Ethiopia?
Several reasons. The most obvious reason to us is the need. There are approximately 147,000,000 orphans in the world. Over 40,000,000 of those orphans are in Africa and 5,000,000 of those are in Ethiopia. It's easy to look at those "numbers" and see the numbers but we look at them and see children. When asked "why not America?" my response is.. "if a child is an orphan in America, they will live. If a child is an orphan in Ethiopia they most likely will not". God has also burdened my heart for Africa because of my time teaching in Rwanda. Oh my heart aches and hopes for Africa! Literally!
Cameron and I have chosen Children's Hope International for our adoption agency and Grace adoptions for our local agency. Our home study will be November 21. The timeline for the adoption is approximately 6-9 months after our dossier is completed we will receive a referral then we will be allowed to travel in approximately 4 months. We are anticipating the dossier documentation to take a few months. We covet your prayers through this experience. It's already been a roller coaster of emotions and I know this is just the beginning. We are very, very excited and cannot wait to meet our new little girl:)
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That is so awesome! I can't wait to hear more about this journey as it progresses.
Isn't it exciting David?? We're super pumped, nervous, crazy, anxious, confused, blah all at the same time:)
Oh my goodness, I didn't know y'all were adopting! I sooooo want to do that one day! I am so excited for y'all!
Congratulations Jenny! We actually met a couple up here who were in the final stages of this process in getting their girls from Ethiopia. They now have 2 beautiful girls with them here in the states. We are friends with another couple who started this process with Ethiopia as well just within the past month. They are also looking for a girl! They have a house of 3 boys. Prayers for you each as you reach this precious child. She'll be blessed to be in your home. What an AMAZING thing it is!!!
How exciting Jenny! I can attest to this being laid on your heart for years=)This baby girl will be so blessed to be adopted into your family! Praying for you and Cam through this wonderful journey!
That is so great. What a blessing for your family and for the little girl!
this is amazingly good news. Congrats! Can't wait to hear about your journey...
That is so exciting! Keep us updated! I know this will be a rewarding experience for you guys.
Jenny, so nice to "meet" you via the blogosphere! I look forward to following your journey! (and hopefully letting you know about our referral that we could get any day now!!!) :-)
Awesome news Jenny! Adoption has been swirling around me for the past few months...not sure where God is calling us on it but, we will definitely hold you guys up in prayer for your new sweet one to join your family!
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