We are gearing up to serve the sweet woman, Karen, who needs projects done around her house. Home Depot called us this past week offering a couple of gift cards to help with supplies we may need for Karen's home. We are so thankful there are companies out there willing to help put money toward service projects! We are still looking for a company to provide snacks and/or lunch for all of you who have generously donated your time!
We were able to get more news on our boy this week, he seems to be doing well but often asks his
Paperwork-wise, we have filed for our visas, filed for Z's visa, and are waiting on more time-sensitive documents to arrive in the next few weeks. We are getting CLOSE to being through with this paperwork and onto being this boy's family! It is no wonder people call adoption a "paper pregnancy" it is uncomfortable and mentally exhausting but at the same time is SO exciting!
We have also had to decide what our boy's American name will be. We have been encouraged by many, including the director of his orphanage who knows him well, to give Z an American name. For those of you who don't know, the name he is using right now is not the name he was given by his birth mother, it is the name the orphanage assigned him. So, his name will be officially changed to Luke!! We have both always loved this name, we love that it means "light giving" we love that it has Biblical roots-just like the names of our other children.
Please continue to keep him in your prayers, that he would be comforted when he is hurt, that he would know how much we love him and pray for him daily. There are times I almost think he is here, even though I haven't even held him in my arms yet. He is already part of us. Please continue to pray for our paperwork to go smoothly and quickly---if there has ever been a time I believe that God hears us it is now. We have had such smooth paperwork so far and although I know God doesn't always answer us in the way we *think* He should, I am so grateful that He has chosen to move this paperwork smoothly so far. Lastly, we ask for prayers for our dear friends Jonathan and Shawna, they too are on this rocky road of adoption and are currently in Uganda meeting their (hopefully) future daughter. They will not get to bring her home yet, but had a meeting with a judge and are hopeful they will be able to travel back soon to get her. Every country's adoption requirements and processes are so different and this is the way Uganda has chosen to carry out adoptions for their country. So please pray for all of their hearts as they leave their sweet girl and pray that they would be allowed to go back soon to get her and bring her into their family.
--Sarah
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