In the Beginning...

This is only the beginning of our second adoption story, God has had his hand in every step of the way, even before we knew adopting from the DRC was possible.

Many months ago we called our friend, Tresor Yenyi, to see if they were doing adoptions out of the DR Congo.  He told us to pray about it, but that they were considering starting an adoption program. He later told us that his sister (the lawyer in DRC) has been asking him for awhile now if they can start adoptions.  Tresor has put her off by saying, just pray about it. This senario happened several times. Finally a week before we contacted Tresor his sister talked to him.  She told him they were ready for adoptions, and he needed to pray about it!  He has since been praying about it and he told us that God has answered prayers and that the timing is right for their ministry.  The Lord has been preparing the ministry, Mwanganza, in many different ways to do adoptions.  He has also been preparing us in several ways to start this new adventure.

This whole journey is going to be a completely different process, and yet we are excited about the mystery of it all. Evan and I, are also well aware that our family is going to look different, but it brings a smile to our faces when we think about how colorful our family is going to be.  Our hearts are open and ready to love God's children that he places in our home.  Since we found out we can waive the 5 years married stipulation, we have had peace every step of the way with adopting from the Congo.  Please join us in praying for our next little one.

Thank you in advance for all of your donations, encouragement, interest, and bids.  The money will go towards the initial costs of adopting.  Every little bit helps, and we are glad to be able to give you something special in return... artwork, jewelry, or simply time with our little ones in the future.

Ecclesiastes 3

New International Version (NIV)

A Time for Everything

3 There is a time for everything,
    and a season for every activity under the heavens:

²     a time to be born and a time to die,
    a time to plant and a time to uproot,
³     a time to kill and a time to heal,
    a time to tear down and a time to build,
⁴     a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance,
⁵     a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
    a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
⁶     a time to search and a time to give up,
    a time to keep and a time to throw away,
⁷     a time to tear and a time to mend,
    a time to be silent and a time to speak,
⁸     a time to love and a time to hate,
    a time for war and a time for peace.