There is someone missing from this picture....and our home. We have a daughter and her name is Charlotte. We have never seen her pretty eyes or heard her giggle. I have never held her as she cries or put a bandage on her skinned knee. But she's out there, waiting for us, and we are waiting for her...
God placed the desire for adoption in my heart as a teen. Later, after meeting Charlie, he revealed to me that God had planted that seed in his heart as well. We were married 3 years when Joseph was born and we knew that any additional children would come to our family through adoption.
In recent months, we have discussed so many adoption opportunities: foster care, domestic, and international. After much prayer and seeking God, He has led us to Uganda, Africa in our search for our daughter.
Africa? Really? Our daughter is in an African orphanage? How much will it cost? How long will it take? Do we even qualify to adopt from Uganda? God spoke so clearly, and told us "She is Mine. You are Mine. Do you think this is too big for Me?"
So we are going to Uganda.
It will be a long journey (about a year, we hope) and I am inviting you to join us.
Join us in prayer:
- for our beautiful daughter and Joseph's sister
- for her caregivers
- our adoption workers stateside and in Africa
- for patience and peace
- for obstacles to be removed
- for the hefty price tag and God's provision
- for God to be glorified every step of the way
Faith
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for you, Charlie and Joseph. I look forward to hearing what God will do. I will keep you all in my prayers.
Love to your family!
Robin