The Waiting Game

Wow.  I thought February would be the month we would have our new little princess revealed to us, but February has come and gone and we've yet to be blessed with the knowledge of who she is and even if she has a sibling.  It is soooo difficult to wait upon the Lord, especially with expectations that continue to shift. When we started this process the wait for a referral was 6 months.  There have been drastic changes to Ethiopian adoption in the past two years and there is rumor to be yet another change which is hard to swallow.  It hasn't been confirmed yet, but the it appears the wait may become much longer.  http://www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/-Ethiopia-to-Cut-Foreign-Adoptions-by-Up-to-90-Percent-117411843.html  This is a link to an article which states Ethiopia is to cut foreign adoptions up to 90%.  Instead of the Ministry of Womens Affairs hearing 50 adoption cases a day, they are planning on cutting down to 5 cases a day.  This has yet to be confirmed and sure hope it does not come to pass. The back log of cases already to be heard is significant, which I can't even imagine the impact this would have (well, I really don't want to!).  Nonetheless, after reading this article and praying about it, I sense God saying to just trust Him.  We want to adopt, NOW :) , but I am grateful God has given us stories in the Bible such as Abraham-The Promise-The mis-step with Hagar and the unwanted consequencs.  Obedience brings blessing, so unless God tells us otherwise, we will wait.  Please please pray for us, for her and for the process to be supernaturally touched and breakthrough come.  To He that is able to do exceedingly and abundantly more than we can ever think or imagine, to HIM be the GLORY.  We will wait upon the Lord and pray that He will renew our strength.  May His favor be on "EVERY CHILD EVERYWHERE" :)