As I've stated before, we truly felt spiritually led to persue our adoption from Africa. A good friend of ours wrote a book on his experiences while working in Mozambique. After we both read the book, we could picture those precious little children clearly in our minds. Our hearts ached for the children described in this book and knew that this was another little nudge from above. Through our process so far, we've definetly experienced God's divine hand. Doors have been closed and others have opened.
Early on in our country search, we thought the Marshall Islands adoptions would be perfect for us. My niece is from the Micronesian Islands and with ties to these communities it would be a natural choice for us to adopt through there.
But, this door quickly closed. It just didn't feel right. The agency was wonderful and the director was attentive. But we were meant to find our children somewhere else.
I mentioned earlier that Andrew is very detailed with our finances. He is not one to buy anything without checking it thoroughly. He will shop online, then go to the store to touch and feel and price...then to another store...then back home to get the best deal online. And, to top it off, he never buys on credit. So, financing an adoption was proving to be a challenge at first for him. To me, I thought "If God wants us to do this, He'll work it out"...Of course that was my way of saying "God, if you want us to have another child, you'll drop one off on the doorstep".
WELL, as it turns out, our adoption is now fully funded in less than a month by a little thing called "refinancing". I am delighted since usually nothing ever happens fast enough for me. Andrew is delighted because refinancing our home was something we had to do anyway. He is thrilled with our new rate and appraisal of our home. So, we are truly convinced that there is a divine power at work in this.
Our Heavenly Father is definetly in charge here!
Please read "Africa: Stranger Than Fiction" by Steven VanOrden. It is sold at Barnes and Noble. We think you'll be blessed by this book.
Drubek
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