Rwanda Closing

Hi friends, more sad news. Rwanda is "temporarily closing"- which means that next Tuesday, they won't be accepting dossiers (dossier=big chunk of paperwork/lots of time & money invested), and many babies/children will have to keep waiting for their forever families.

It was very disheartening when we recently heard of Nepal closing, but Rwanda hits home a bit more because our friends are in the process. They actually have just a few steps left to get their dossier in on time, and I am asking you to join in praying that God miraculously works out the details for the dossier to go through on time. Can you please join with me in praying for many, many families, including our friends, to make it in on time? And pray for the waiting children to receive hope from the Lord.

This is what our friends wrote on their blog today:
"OK people, this is huge. Rwanda has now amended their statement to say that any dossier that has arrived at the Rwandan embassy by August 31st (next Tuesday) will be okay. I just spoke with my caseworker who said that this is a long shot, but we are going for the miracle. Our CIS letter is on the truck to be delivered to Kate with our dossier service. From there, our entire dossier needs to be authenticated at the US Department of State's office. Our courier will take it there Monday morning and beg for them to authenticate it that day. This process usually takes two days. We need them to show us favor and be willing to do this so that our dossier can arrive to the Rwandan embassy on Tuesday... just in the nick of time. Please please pray, guys! God really listens to our prayers, and we need you to intervene on behalf of us and Wyatt."

Thanks for praying, warriors! International adoption is very unpredictable, and we are not guaranteed that even Ethiopia stays open. Pray for these children, for these countries and for the leadership to prioritize the adoption of orphans. I cannot fathom the heartbreak and emotions after being so invested in an adoption process. Unless you have adopted I don't think you can understand the emotional investment and how much you fall in love with the country and people, as well as the hope of the child that is waiting to come home.

"In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express."
Romans 8:26