Yeah we had 28 matches in November and already 3 in December. This means over the last 12 months (we have officially been in the waiting child program for 12 months) they matched 269 kids! That is amazing! Today is our official 1 year anniversary of our MCC (medical checklist) being filed and 272 kids matched since we filed a year ago. This is an average of 22 kids per month! If this rate continues we could be matched as soon as May; AND if we look at the matches over just the past 6 months when things have picked up they have matched more like 27 kids per month. At that rate we could see an April match…oh my we are getting close. This could really happen really soon, after 3 years and 2 months in the process it seems a little crazy that we could really be this close, that this really is about to happen. Now I know this is all statistics and numbers, but it is the only way I can keep myself focused on something. The adoption agency is saying based on what we are open to they are saying match would be more like June. Yeah, April-May-June....I will take it and the reality is God can do anything! He could bring us our little girl sooner ...or please Lord not later...He sure is teaching me in this season. I don't "wait" well. But still trusting his perfect timing!
This is really crazy, I was looking at the traditional program and the folks there that were just matched waited 3 years and 9 months; however it took 1 year and 9 months to match 3 months of kids so at that rate we would not be matched for 7 more years, I would be almost 50 and Guy almost 60 – that is crazy! Thank God I listened to HIM and not only the timing but I know when I set my eyes on my daughter for the first time it will all make perfect sense!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep praying my friends, family - my prayer warriors, let's pray these walls down that separate us from Grace, that she may be home soon! Pray for strength, courage and faith in God for Guy and I!
This my friends brings me to tears to think of. Our daughter based on the age we will get her, 1- 3 years old, is already born and someone over there whether in an orphanage or a foster home is taking care of her. Please pray for protection for our daughter and that God send his angels to surround her, I plead the blood of Jesus over her and that He speaks to her in his still small voice and makes himself known in her heart. May she know that she is loved and that God has plans for her. May God keep her safe and meet her needs until He brings her home. I catch myself wondering what she is doing? Where she is? Is she okay? Is she crying? Is someone holding her? Is someone loving her for us? Oh God love her through the arms of one of your angels over there until we can bring her home. For now we wait as a special friend said to me just a few weeks ago for her forever mommy and daddy to get to go and bring her home to her forever home with her forever family!
I came upon your post from a Google Alert I set up on the phrase "plead the blood". I do this every day for my family and believe God showed me something about this which I wrote about in my blog in 2006. You might be interested in reading it at: http://roadrevelations.org/?p=50. Be blessed and we're with you!
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Saw an adoption story on tv about a baby girl from China- the lady who cared for since her birth in China was torn apart to hand her to her new American mother. This is only because she loved her well in their time together. Praying Grace is being loved with that kind of love. So excited for you!
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