August 7th, that is our court date!
In Ethiopia on August 7th, all of our paperwork is taken to the Ethiopian Court to the area that handles adoptions. A judge will look over all of our paperwork along will all of our little guy's paperwork and will make a ruling on whether or not he legally becomes our child. Passing court is a huge deal, it makes the child officially yours in Ethiopia and once we pass court we are able to travel to pick him up and bring him home.
Our adoption agency told us that 40% of the families do not pass court on the first time. Paperwork could be missing, someone may not show up, or the judge may have questions on the orphan status of the child. Ethiopia takes the ethical side of adoptions very seriously and they want to make sure things are being done in integrity and in a legal ethical manner. In the world of international adoption problems can occur where people try to sell their children for money and Ethiopia wants to make sure this is not the case in each adoption.
So truly it is all in God's hands. We pray so much that we will pass court the first time on August 7th. We so desperately want to bring our son home and once we pass court we will be able to post his pictures on our blog and share him with all of you.
Please pray for us as we continue to wait. We long to be united with Him and just continue to pray that He will receive our love but most importantly receive God's love for Him by coming to know Jesus as his Savior. God has been so faithful to us in this whole process and we just can not wait to share Jesus with our little guy. As we wait for Him we continue to trust and know that God loves Him more than we do and He is holding him in His hands. Please pray for the judge to have everything they need on the 7th, to pass our case.
Tonight I was thinking how can I describe what God is to us during this time in our life of waiting and being totally dependent on Him. How can I describe how amazed we feel that out of the billions of people in this world and hundreds and thousands of miles that separate us from Ethiopia, that God would chose us to become this beautiful Little guys parents. We are so in awe of God and how he would work to unite us in even though we may be miles apart. When I thought about all this I remembered the song that we had sung at our wedding ceremony. This song completely describes who God is. How Jesus is great enough to be our savior and redeemer yet at the same time He is intimate enough with us that when we cry out he hears us!
10 comments:
August 7th is marked on our calendar! We are in pray for your new family!
I will continue to pray for little Heidibrink...and you both as you go through this process. Thank you for the updates!
Love & prayers ~ Darcy
You are all in my prayers, as you have said before the main decision is in God's hands. I'm sure he will make the right decision and bring the lil' one to your loving home.
We recently adopted two beautiful little girls. We will be keeping you in our prayers!!!
Holding you both up in prayer, and waiting on the Lord to bring your little one home soon.
The song is beautiful and powerful. Thank you and we love you so much.
love
Mom and Dad
Jolene and Jon,
I just finished reading your whole blog old and new to refresh my memory and to get current with entire adoption journey. You can't help but realize how God has honored your prayers and faith. I pray for my children daily, for your protection, for God's Blessings upon your lives and thank Him, giving praise to Him for this life and all the Blessing we have to be thankful for. We serve a gracious God abounding in love that we can't understand without His Holy Spirit working in our lives. Truly you are both amazing and I thank God for both of you in our lives. We are looking forward to our first grandchild.
Love, Dad
I am praying this morning and into tomorrow that God orchestrates every detail of your court hearing, that God is present as the judge sorts through the paperwork and that it will be clear. I am praying that your baby boy is wrapped in our Heavenly Father's arms through this process 'til he comes home to you. I am praying for you both as God prepares your hearts for the birth of your child, and blesses you with the gift and responsibility of loving this child with the kind of love that only comes from our Father.
Love Theresa
I passed this onto Abigail and her cabin at Berea so they can pray too!
All in his wonferful and perfect timing. I know that God will bless you with this awesome child, he has already chosen for you and know that he is getting you ready so be confident that God who begun a good work in you and will see it through to completion.
Love you guys and praying for you.
Kyle Fenton
:)
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