Our agency called this morning and said that while everything else looked good in our case, the agency that writes the recommendation letters did not get ours to the court in time for our hearing. We have been given a new court date of Dec. 9th. We were tentatively scheduled to travel on Dec. 4th, so this is going to delay our trip for at least a month.

I prayed before our court date that I would be able to receive this news graceully and with great faith. God has supplied His grace today and I know that He has a plan for all that has happened. I am very sad and tearful, even as I write this post, but I have confidence that we will bring our children home! It breaks my heart to think of our kids waiting for their family to come. Families travel every two weeks and I know that they must wonder when it will be their turn to go home. We will continue to send care packages to them with other families that are traveling. I always write notes to them, which I know they translate and read to the them. I pray that these notes will comfort them and that the time will pass quickly for them.

Please pray with us that they will remain healthy and safe (physically and emotionally) while they are waiting for us. We are praying for a miracle in our case so that we might not have to wait until Dec. 9th for our third child to be legally released to us. Our hope comes from knowing that the Lord is able to accomplish His plans and we trust Him.

I have been reading and praying this verse today. I refuse to be crushed!

"We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair" 2 Cor. 4:8