Still Waiting

Well the 25th has come and gone and still no referral.  We have been told by our adoption agency that the shared list will be out early next week.  Hopefully we will be matched soon.  God has definitely given us our share of tests in patience this last month but we both know that they have all had a purpose and are all apart of his plan.  Please continue to be in prayer for everyone involved in our referral process.  Our adoption agency, Lilly (who will be matching us in China), the doctors at the International Adoption Clinic who will be reviewing all medical history, and Abby and I.  We will let you know as soon as we hear something.

Here We Go

Well here it is, our first official blog entry.  As you know Abby and I are adopting a child (or possibly twins) from China.  Later this week we hope to have our referral which will include a picture, age, and medical history.  Abby and I have chosen to adopt a child with minor special needs so the medical reports will be especially important.  Once we receive the information it will be evaluated by the International Adoption Clinic in Birmingham.  The clinic is made up doctors and specialist that have all adopted children internationally.  Once we have our referral we will have 48 hours to accept or decline.  The waiting child list comes out on the 25th of every month (Thursday) and we hope to be contacted soon after.  Our adoption agency has a young lady named Lilly that will be matching us with a child.  Even though God already has her picked out Lilly will be physically matching us.  We ask that you please pray for Abby and I as we go through this exciting time and also for Lilly who will be so instrumental in our referral.  We will update you as soon as we have anymore news.