Waiting and Trusting

Yesterday's devotional in "Jesus Calling" was so relevant and what I needed to hear.

In part.."Waiting for Me to work, with your eyes on Me, is evidence that you really do trust Me. If you mouth the words, "I trust You" while anxiously trying to make things go your way, your words ring hollow....Because you are Mine, you don't just pass time in your waiting. You can wait expectantly, in hopeful trust. Keep your "antennae" out to pick up even the faintest glimmer of My Presence."

A couple of weeks ago I spoke with our coordinator and she told me there were 7 children "in the works", which means they are gathering paperwork to prove their "orphan" status and then they have to have their attorney scan every child's documents to check to make sure all paperwork is correct to make a referral to the adoptive parents.  After a little prying today on the phone, she said a child had been referred back in January, but that she wasn't ready to be submitted for a court date until this week so there are 6 that are still being worked on. I asked if the age ranges were in line with what we had requested and if there were other families that may get referred at the same time where we could all go through the process together in Uganda...I figure it would be nice to have at least one other couple to go through the court, etc. with while there. She said that in fact the children were a great blend of what a few of the families have requested surprisingly, which means since we are next in line for referral, IF those children are in fact proven to be "true orphans" on paper...which is a process...our baby is one of those children! Which means he/she is here...living and breathing somewhere on the other side of the world! Crazy to even comprehend! Please pray with us that IF our child is one of those 6 children, that he or she is protected, safe, and kept healthy during this wait. I tried to pry further of course...BUT to no avail. She said she couldn't go into ANY details...age, sex, where they are, etc...until they are ready to referred. So we wait...and pray for whatever is to come. :) Thanks for your love and support...the words of encouragement, prayers, texts, emails, tshirt orders, donations..anything...no matter how big or small, we truly are so grateful for your love and most importantly..the love for this child!