Showing posts with label Prayer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Prayer. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Pray On
I woke up early yesterday morning anxious to hear news of the court proceedings in Russia. I was so incredibly sad when I found out the judge did not grant the adoption. After eight hours of court the judge said she was still not satisfied with their paperwork. She continued the proceedings until they submit additional paperwork. I do not know anymore than that. So please continue to pray for the children of Irkutsk and the families who love them.
Friday, September 26, 2008
Special Prayer Request
As many of you know the wait for an adoption to be complete no matter how long you have to wait is very hard. From the moment you see your referral the longing is there. We first held Hannah in our arms when she was 8.5 months old. Leaving her in the Baby Home and returning home without her was the most difficult thing I've ever done. Waiting to bring her home was so hardest thing I ever thought I'd go through. Now as we approach the one year mark since we received Josiah's referral I realize that no matter how long the wait or the circumstances it is very difficult. In you heart he/she is already your son/daughter who you deeply love. Your heart and arms ache to be with him/her.
Knowing that, I'm asking you to pray for a family who is in Irkutsk Russia right now. First, a little background. When we adopted Hannah Irkutsk was one of the hardest regions to adopt from in Russia. From the time we received her referral to our court date it was fourteen months. At the time of her referral we knew we would meet her and then have to return to the U.S. to wait for a court date. At that time we throught the wait between trips would be three months. Three months quickly turned to six and then finally it was twelve before we could return. It was always rumored that the judge would retire and adoptions from this region would speed up. What no one anticipated was the events that finally led to the judge retiring and the aftermath. Just two short months after our adoption was complete an adoptive mother in North Carolina did the unthinkable.
Since that day only two American petitions for adoption were granted. The judge retired and the one who replaced her has refused to hear a petition from a U.S. family. Remember, we waited one year for our court date after we first held our daughter. So, when adoptions stopped in August 2005 families and children were already waiting twelve months to be reunited. Those children and families are still waiting over three years later. There is a family in Irkutsk now who will go before the judge on Monday Sep 29th. (Sunday evening EST) this is the first American family to have a court date with this judge. Please pray that the adoption would be granted. So many families are looking to this case for hope that they too may get a court date and one day have their child home with them.
Knowing that, I'm asking you to pray for a family who is in Irkutsk Russia right now. First, a little background. When we adopted Hannah Irkutsk was one of the hardest regions to adopt from in Russia. From the time we received her referral to our court date it was fourteen months. At the time of her referral we knew we would meet her and then have to return to the U.S. to wait for a court date. At that time we throught the wait between trips would be three months. Three months quickly turned to six and then finally it was twelve before we could return. It was always rumored that the judge would retire and adoptions from this region would speed up. What no one anticipated was the events that finally led to the judge retiring and the aftermath. Just two short months after our adoption was complete an adoptive mother in North Carolina did the unthinkable.
Since that day only two American petitions for adoption were granted. The judge retired and the one who replaced her has refused to hear a petition from a U.S. family. Remember, we waited one year for our court date after we first held our daughter. So, when adoptions stopped in August 2005 families and children were already waiting twelve months to be reunited. Those children and families are still waiting over three years later. There is a family in Irkutsk now who will go before the judge on Monday Sep 29th. (Sunday evening EST) this is the first American family to have a court date with this judge. Please pray that the adoption would be granted. So many families are looking to this case for hope that they too may get a court date and one day have their child home with them.
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