Thursday, November 8, 2012

Coming Out Of The Woodworks

Whenever we started this process, we knew absolutely nothing about international adoption, knew of nobody who had been adopted internationally, and didn't know of any couples who had completed the process.  We were thinking "God, what in the world are you doing?"  One thing that I have found to be truly amazing on this journey is how God works to bring the right people into our lives at the right time. 

Along this journey, we have made so many new friends who have a heart for adoption. I serve on the Board for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Norman and have made many wonderful friendships through this organization. I met a great friend who was adopted from the Philippines when she was younger. It has been awesome to hear her story and travel through the journey with her to reunite with her birth parents. She is getting ready to travel to see her birth parents for the first time in 25 years and I am so excited to share this journey with her.

We have some friends at church that we talk to every Sunday, but never knew that they were adopting. About a month ago, in conversation we found out that they are in the process of adopting 2 children from Haiti along with the College Pastor at our church.  We are all in about the same stage of the adoption process.  How neat is that? 

Recently on a business trip to Boston, I met another financial advisor who builds/funds orphanages in Africa. He and his wife have a huge heart for God and the orphans of this world and it was amazing to get to hear his story.  We have also been blessed by many of you who have reached out to us by sharing stories about the people you know who have adopted. We are so grateful for the support on this journey.  We were told it could be a challenging journey, but we knew that with the support of our family and friends, we could get through it. We are excited for the relationships we currently have in our lives and for the ones we know God will place in our lives in the future. God is good!

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