Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Lots of Homecomings. Lots of Waiting.

There seems to be a lot of I-600 approvals on the Adopting from Haiti facebook group I belong to. This means that many families are closing in on the last part of their adoption journey. Waiting children will be coming home to their families here in the states.

I have to tell you that while my heart is a bit discouraged about the length of time this process takes, reading about others bringing their babies home helps it.

And then there is the heartbreak, the gut wrenching sorrow when one member posts that her I-600 was NOT approved. That USCIS had questions and that she has to provide answers before her baby can come here. I prayed for her this morning. I prayed for her family and for that sweet, sweet girl in Haiti just waiting to come  home to her family.

I prayed for the other families in the process, for our family, for our process and that every "i" would be dotted and every "t" crossed in our files. That USCIS would find favorably for us when that time comes.

Maybe that's part of the beauty of the wait.

Would I be praying for these families that I don't know if we weren't on the same journey? Would I be advocating to the Father on behalf of the orphan if we didn't love two little boys so much ourselves? Probably not.

I thank God today for this journey, for what it has taught me in my heart and for the work He is continuing to do in me.

Would everyone pray for my cyber-friend Sharon--that she is able to bring her baby home soon? That all of the available documents she needs are produced and that USCIS approves her? I know that God will honor our prayers.

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