what's goin' on

I can't sleep.

So instead of wasting time on Pinterest I thought I'd answer a question we've been getting a LOT lately: What's going on with the Congo?

Well, right now, a whole. lot. of. nothing.

We lost our referral for G on February 10th; almost three months ago. At the time, we were told the wait for referrals was one - three months.

The one month mark came and went. I was ok with the waiting. Since we got our referral for G after only three days, I felt it was fair to wait the actual estimated amount of time.

We also knew that the international director from our agency would be making a trip late March/early April to meet the attorney in country, establish some communication expectations, visit the orphanages, etc. We were anxiously awaiting the DRC program update scheduled for mid-April.

Turns out the update wasn't much of an update. Something good did come of it - from now on they will not be referring kids until they have an issued abandonment decree. Genius! This will prevent so many families from loosing referrals - the investigation into their orphan status will happen before a family falls in love with their picture.

This new policy, which we are truly happy for, means that the wait time for referrals has been extended to six months. That means we are still three or so months away. This is frustrating. There will not be an African in the Wallace house in 2012.

HOWEVER, the Lord is teaching us to trust in Him in ways I seriously never imagined. Many things about this journey, that up until now made NO sense at all, are slowly coming into focus. I'm hoping that soon I will be able to share some of them here.

I've been learning some wonderful lessons about what family really is, taking care of those He puts in front of us and shaping our childrens souls as we steward them towards Him. Lessons I hope to never forget and to spread far and wide.

Thanks to all of you who have asked, prayed, supported, shared, encouraged and loved us well. God has BIG plans for our little family and I am so humbled and excited to be along for the ride.

Holding on tight,