One would have to ask this question considering we are past the date in which we were suppose to receive our referral (if you are following that closely). In fact we have been waiting longer than we waited for our first Russian referral and if there are any of you still reading who followed our son's homecoming -- that was a really long time!
But we are past the original estimate. And even though the title of this blog is "Waiting Well" guess what we did when we hit the deadline? We started questioning whether or not we should be with the agency we are with.
We had to ask the hard questions. I don't believe it is being overly anxious or worrisome that we did this. It is due diligence to me. Just making sure we were doing the best for our family.
And we concluded that the agency is doing what they need to do. This is the nature of international adoption. It is working with foreign governments on different timelines. It is also working in an area that is close to God's heart (adoption and orphans) and so there are bound to be attempts to wreak havoc on the process.
From what I can tell, there is some pretty good havoc going on with the international adoption process. But God is in control. I can also see that there are some amazing things going on with indigenous adoption. God is moving to care for the Ethiopian orphan.
So we'll wait with great anticipation to see who God has for us.
1 comments:
Indigenous adoption is such an offensive term, especially in light of the fact that the majority of cultures around the globe are communal by nature, and do not need missionaries to explain to them the concept of extended family or community. Ethiopia suffers from the depradations DUE TO missionaries and Western powers, and now you truly believe that it is these same people who are going to SAVE this country? You are a pyromaniac firefighter. Would you rob someone of their wallet and then claim some kind of altruism in lending them money? This is shameful. And this is not God's plan.
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