Okay, so within a few hours of me putting up the blog for the world, I received an e-mail from Holt International letting us know everything had been processed and approved!
That being said, we can safely announce that we are pursuing our next adoption with Holt International from Ethiopia. There are lots of reasons for this, and in the months to come I will have all sorts of time to tell you more about those reasons :-)
We began talking at length about our next adoption last summer and spent a lot of time praying and listening in hopes that God would speak to us and let us know the path He wants for our family in the world of adoption and financing it.
We will start our Homestudy in the next few weeks and we anticipate this to take about 2 months due to my long term trip in Minnesota and the amount of time we know it takes to get stuff back from all the different places.
We are hoping to be Dossier/Immigration ready in the late spring/early summer.
We were told that things are moving quickly as of right now with Holt and Ethiopia, but we also know as adoption veterans that anything can change at any moment! Either way, it is in God's hands and we just want to do His will.
Please pray for the finances it will take to bring our next son/daughter home and also for the lives of their birth parent(s) during this time. Our child could be conceived or already born at this time!
Isn't that crazy?
If there is one thing we continue to learn is that God is good. His will is perfect... and He blesses in ways that amaze us. We spent a lot of time worrying and grieving while waiting for Lucas.. and all the while God was carrying us.
We hope to share this second adoption journey with you!
<3 Erin
Congratulations! I can't wait to follow along in your journey.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year,
Cora