I just wanted to give a quick little update for those of you who are praying for our adoption! As of Friday, we were going over Eden's medical files, praying and discussing if we feel the Lord was leading us to move ahead with our pursuit of Eden. On Sunday, we made the decision to move full force ahead.
Now that we have made that decision our next step is waiting on the authorities to approve the match and send us the official documents. As I mentioned in my last post, this step comes with a bit of anxiety considering this is the step we were stuck at when we lost our last referral.
We know that nothing is official until we sign those papers. We are trying to guard our hearts, but I must admit that this is so hard to do. We are falling in love! We feel that Eden is worth putting our hearts on the line again, though. Love is worth the risk!
Please continue to pray with us! We are still burdened to pray very intently for each step that we come to and for Eden as she waits. My desire is for us to be able to point to God's hand all over this process! We want his name glorified every step of the way.
Some other adopting moms and I have joined together in focusing our prayers for specific things at least 3 days out of the week. We use a couple of routine activities like drinking a drink to remind us to pray throughout the day for for these specific things. You are invited to join us in prayer on these days! Of course you can pray everyday if you feel led but on these days you will know what we are praying for specifically and you can join us if you choose!
Document Mondays- On Mondays, we will pray for God to send the documents we need quickly. For us, this is the official referral documents that we must sign.
Wellness Wednesdays- On Wednesdays, we will pray for God to protect, comfort and heal our children both physically and mentally. Of course, we will pray for Eden's health and wellness on this day.
Favor Fridays- On Fridays, we will ask God to grant us favor with the authorities influencing our process (government workers, judges, lawyers, directors, etc). We will be praying that our family finds favor with the government workers and that they will approve our case pronto!
LET US PRAY!
On a somewhat related note, we are beginning to plan our Both Hand Project which will be February 1st. Here is a short video of our friend's in Texas who are adopting a little girl from Ind*a and just finished up their Both Hands Project. THIS will be our biggest fundraiser for our adoption and we are so thrilled that it not only helps us bring our daughter home but it blesses a widow in need! Please take a moment to watch this video and if you would like more information on how you can be involved in our Both Hands Project please email me at krisogden@hotmail.com and I will be happy to give you more details!
Parmars' Both Hands Project from Eric Baesel on Vimeo.
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