Albeit slow..., things are moving

As I am in this period of waiting for the government to process my pre-approval application, I am reminded that everything is completely under God's control and within His time frame. Because God doesn't give us the whole picture, it is easy to get discontent when the process seems to be taking longer than normal.  But as I go through this waiting period, I realize that there is so much orchestration going on behind the scenes and that it will come together when the timing is right.  Just as He spoke about so clearly to me in Psalm 113 at the beginning of this adoption journey, HE is the one that settles it. I must say this is what enables me to be settled and to rest in His plan and His timing. 

Please continue to pray for Isaiah and myself as we are moving towards becoming a family.  Pray for Isaiah's transition into the fast paced life of America, for his transition into school and for good friends for him.  Pray for me as I decide where he should go to school and for our bonding process.  There is so much more that needs God's intervention.... but I just ask that you pray as God leads you to pray.

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little update

It appears that the immigration application has emerged out of the blackhole.  It is still being processed, but at least I have received confirmation that it is indeed being processed. 

Isaiah's the name

Now that you all have come to know my son as Bush....,  I have settled on the name that he will receive from me.  While many will still call him Bush and it will likely be his nickname throughout his life, his given name will be Isaiah.

The Current Hurdle....

As I mentioned in my earlier post, there has been a delay due to a processing change of pre-approvals through US Immigration. 

My application was sent in a month ago, and nobody seems to be able to provide any information regarding where I stand and when I can expect to hear something.  It somewhat feels like the application is potentially lost in the blackhole. 

My prayer request is that my application would get processed soon, so I can know when I can make my court appointment and finalize my travel arrangements.