A new journey begins

J and I have always talked about adopting internationally. Over the past 6 months or so, God kept putting the idea on our hearts and with E getting older it seemed like the right time to start the process. God brought several families into our lives that were in various stages of the adoption process, but all of them had used the same agency and had good experiences with them, so we too will be using All God’s Children International (AGCI).

J and I had always talked about adopting from China, but after investigating the process in the countries AGCI works with and the countries themselves, we really felt God leading us to Africa. AGCI has an orphan care and adoption program in Ethiopia. We have just completed our application and I am mailing it today. It will be 10-13 months before we can travel to pick up our child. There are papers, interviews, fundraising and waiting to go through between now and then, since we are at the very beginning stages of a long process.

We are very excited. For us this is just like being pregnant, only the labor pains will be a little different this time around! We are also a little nervous, but know that we are being faithful to what God has called us to do and with Him on our side nothing is impossible.