We have been on quite the emotional roller coaster over the past week, and have also been frustrated as to what we should be doing in regards to our adoption budget. Most of the adoption opportunities that we have been given (we have had a couple more presented since last weekend) have been more than what we have originally budgeted. This caused us to think that maybe we needed to re-evaluate our budget a bit more and take into consideration that adoption expenses have gone up since our previous one. :)
Today, I checked with an agency in Ohio, that seemed to be so promising and could maybe even fit into our budget perfectly. When I called, however, I found that their website might have been a bit misleading as most of their cases are not at the price that they mentioned. So I decided I would check out the listings of pregnancy care centers in Kansas with the possibility of calling some of them to see if they would keep a copy of our portfolio on hand to show any of their clients. While doing that I also checked to see if there were any other adoption agencies in Wichita - -there was one. So I called them to see if they would be willing to network with our current agency and told them what we were looking for. Unfortunately they don't network with our agency, but they are willing to show our portfolio to a birth mother who is scheduled to come in to see them on Friday evening, sometime after 5:00 p.m. They are willing to show her our information without us even having filled out an application yet, which is pretty amazing! If she chooses us and there is a match, then of course we would need to fill out the application, etc. So the only two things they need as of right now, is our portfolio, which I have sent to them, and of course a copy of our home study. We do not have a copy of our home study, so this will require our social worker to forward this on to them. She is out of the office all day today and so my prayer is that she can get this done tomorrow as the agency presenting us needs this before hand. Friday morning would be the latest they would like to see the home study come through so that they can have a chance to read it and get to know us a little bit better before presenting us.
The birth mother that is to come in, is AA and due with a girl at the beginning of July. Our portfolio will be among 3-6 other portfolios, I believe, that will be presented. So we will be praying for her as she makes a difficult decision as to whom she should entrust her child, even if its not us.
I don't really know how to feel or what to think, to be honest, as we've had so many ups and downs so close together. But I do know that God is in control and I have to learn to trust Him, and continue to pursue all of these open doors until He closes them. If the birth mother chooses us, we could find out as early as Friday evening. So, will you join us in prayer for this specific situation that God will clearly guide this birth mother as she chooses a family for her daughter? If our social worker does not get our home study to them in time, that automatically withdraws us from the "showing" so that is a big prayer request in and of itself. Thank you so much for all of your support!
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