Prayers for our Court Date

So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. Hebrews 10:35 - 36

As many of you know, our court date is set for tomorrow, August 5th, and if our court date is successful, we will legally be the parents of Y and K!!! Please pray with us for the outcome of our court date as well as many other families who will also be going through court tomorrow!

We have recently received an email from our agency stating that the Ethiopian courts will actually be closing one day earlier (August 7th) than originally expected, so the courts will stop hearing cases on the 6th of August. This means that if our court date is not successful, we will have to wait throughout the rainy season (August 8th-September 29th) for the courts to reopen in early October to re-hear our case. We, of course, would be very sad if that happened and we would have to wait even longer to bring Y and K home, but we are trusting in the Lord's perfect timing as He has planned from the beginning!

We will be posting tomorrow on the outcome of court, and if we are successful, there will be LOADS of pictures I will post for your viewing pleasure!!

We received an update on Y and K this morning and here is what it said:

“Y and K are beautiful, playful and energetic! They both like their friends and each other and are generally out going. Today "K" was sluggish after lunch and "Y" was energetic but as many differences as they have; they have as many similarities! They have many ‘gender specific’ characteristics and are precious together or apart! I confirmed that "Y" is ticklish but found "K" on the potty, so I left him alone. With all their other similarities, I will assume he is ticklish too!"

We are so excited because since our referral, K has gained one pound and Y has gained 4 pounds!!! We also received some of the most precious pictures where they both look much happier, healthier and definitely have "life" back in their little eyes! We just love them so much and cannot wait to be their Mommy and Daddy!!!

“Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Jeremiah 29: 12