** i decided to delete the amazing and treasured photo that we received showing the kids with their birth mom right after finding out they were being adopted. i am paranoid :) as you are not supposed to post pictures until it is official. so, if you want to see the pics i have, email me at smurfs@ccrtc.com :)
i realized that i never really said who our new kids are! it had been so long between posts that i didn't realize i never included who they are and what we know. so far anyway.
i know that:
...we got 'the call' on april 28. with the next day being my birthday, i hesitated about 4 seconds before knowing that there is no stinking way i could wait one hour, let alone 16. these were the kids that sheila at west sands (our agency) had talked about with me a few times. their relinquishment paperwork had been waiting for clearance regionally. we finally had our final US approval. so both sides were now able to make the match.
...they are a brother and sister. he would be 8 in july and she would be 10 in december. their dad died of AIDS-related diseases and their mom is HIV+. she took them to the orphanage in november 2009. for the last two months, she has been working at the orphanage (which i was so glad that she was present when the adoption letter was read to them .... see below).
... the picture in the last post was taken right after our agency's in-country coordinator read them the letter we had written about our desire to adopt them. when i saw how happy they looked, well...that picture will forever be etched in my mind and heart.
...i felt strongly about having to know that they wanted to be adopted and if they understood somewhat what that means. when they were asked, the reply was: 'They know because they have friends who have been adopted and they cannot wait for their time to come." alrighty then, that works for me :)
...when asked to describe their personality, the reply was "She have so nice behavior and cheerful and he is quiet, and happy boy. alrighty then, that works for me :)
... it is about three in the morning in ethiopia. and in about 5-6 hours, their birth mom will make her way to addis ababa for her final relinquishment. she has had to go through this four times already ... twice locally and twice regionally. my heart hurts for what she will most likely do tomorrow. officially and irrevocably, relinquish them forever. can she sleep right now? is she at peace? tomorrow afternoon, our agency will call with how her court appearance went and whether they are any issues that would prevent us from traveling friday. i can only rest in what i know to be true at this point -- most likely, this is exactly what she has hoped and prayed for...that an american family who are Christian come forward for her babies. this is sacrificial love. please pray for her now and in the days ahead.
...we want God's will to be done. if these are our kids, we will praise Him! and if they are not, we will choose to praise Him...
xoxoxox :)
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