Testimony of God's Faithfulness

1. Thursday night I had another meltdown where I ached to meet my baby. Some friends of mine were en route to Ethiopia to meet their children and I wanted to be on that trip with them. I always thought I would travel with my friend Erica, so I was very disappointed that we weren't going together. I felt like my repetitive prayers were not doing anything and that God must have forgotten us. This is so stupid, yall, because this adoption is not possible without God! He has finely orchestrated every single detail. He created adoption in the first place. He is working when we can't see Him.

He will also keep you firm to the end, so that you will be blameless on the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.  God is faithful, who has called you into fellowship with his Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.

1 Corinthians 1: 8-9 

 

2. Friday morning I woke up to three pictures and a PRECIOUS video of my son. What a blessing and timely received gift after my heartache Thursday night! God hears and answers! Things I love about the pictures/ video: his skin is getting darker, his hair is so long and curly (the hair on the sides of his head is coming in, so the mowhawk is growing out - bummer!), he makes an adorable cooing sound on the video! I love his voice! We've watched the video probably 100+ times and then Erica sent us ANOTHER video this morning! What a friend!

Showing off his long hair!

3. I've already made one trip to the post office to send off some of the super-cute Tukula products I'm selling! I can't thank my friend Leigh enough for being not only a huge support for me in this adoption (and a great friend in general) but also for helping me in so many ways with fund raising for our son. She is amazing and I could not imagine this journey without her!

4. Last night/ this morning I woke up around 3:30 and didn't go back to sleep. I woke up from a vivid dream about Ethiopia and couldn't get my son off my heart. I went downstairs and had a much needed time of prayer and Bible reading where the Lord confirmed His faithfulness to his purpose- not just our adoption but for the gospel to be made known in all seasons and circumstances. I am such a poor vessel, but I pray that people would see the gospel through my weak testimony. 

 

Oh, that I could mean this from my whole heart when I pray about the "thorn" of waiting for our son to come home:

"Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.  But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me.  That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12:8-10

I know I have asked for this many times, but please, friends, pray for us! Pray for my heart during this process. Pray for God's glory to be made known even when I am weak. I feel like this is my theme verse right now: 

"Continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in your to will and to act according to his good purpose." Philippians 2:12-13

Thank you for walking through this with us, and praise God for being faithful when I am not.