Anticipation

In three weeks, I will be in the mountains of Haiti with my two daughters. Zadie and I, along with some dear friends, will be heading to Haiti for a week. I cannot explain what a beautiful time this will be for our family as two sisters meet for the first time. Neica is so excited that her se (sister) is coming to see her! We talked on Sunday and you can hear the excitement in her voice.

Zadie has been counting down the days and wants to leave yesterday. She has taken her shots like a champ, not even one tear. Has made her packing list, rewrote it, and rewrote it again. She is working on her Creole, learning every girl’s name in addition to wanting to know their story. Every day she asks, “Mom tell me all about our trip. Where all will we go? Which villages will we go to? Will I see where Neica is from? “ She cannot wait to meet her little sister face to face and spend a week with Neica and all of the girls. She is so excited to see Haiti for herself.

God made Zadie for this. Zadie has said she is going to be a missionary since she was about four. First, China was in her heart and mind (I know Zadie and her daddy will be there yet). Second, Australia was her burden (She says she is going as soon as she can). Now her heart is looking at Haiti. I know my girl and this will only be the first of many trips to the country God has lead our family to.

I know God is going to be faithful and will be with us on every step of this trip. I know God predestined my family. I know two little girls are going to fall madly in love with each other. I know this will be a hard goodbye but the goodbye is temporary.

Please pray for my girls. Pray for their time together. Pray for their departure. Pray for us as we await Neica’s homecoming.

Our Dossier is Done and is in Route to Haiti!

Today was a big day in our journey of faith. A very important pile of papers, all notarized, certified, authenticated, legalized and translated, was put into a carry case and handed off to a very special lady!! Our Dossier is completed on the American side and will be leaving on an airplane at 6:30 AM tomorrow, Saturday, March 17, 2012. By midday, if the airlines cooperate, our dossier will be given to our Haitian representative and the journey of Haiti’s legal system begins.

I am not one who gets anxious or worries however this week I have had a level of anxiety about all of this paperwork. What if something is wrong, what if there was an error in the translation (like I would know), and what if something is missing? What if I am in a wreck and the papers are in the car? What if my car gets stolen today with the completed dossier inside of it? (I really had to laugh at myself this morning as I really had this thought race through my mind!) What if? What if?

I praise the one who paid my debts and gave his life for me! The same God who created this universe (Genesis 1 and 2), parted the Red Sea (Exodus 14), gave life to the Valley of Dry Bones (Ezekiel 37), loves us enough to send his only son (John 3:16)……is the same God who is overseeing our journey. I sat in my car this morning and just reminded myself of all of this. My Yahweh, Abba Father is in control and He is the same yesterday, today and forever (Hebrews 13:8). God has called us to our third child and He will see us through to the end.

When will the journey of adoption end? Who knows! I have witnessed through a very special couple a four plus year journey to their daughter, God is faithful. I have seen God bless the womb of another couple after five plus years of their infertility struggles, God is faithful. I am witness to another dear couples’ ongoing struggle of infertility, God is faithful. God will be faithful to us as we await our third child’s arrival to live with us in our home. All I pray I can do is give God all the glory and stand in His promise, “You keep in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trust in you. Trust in the Lord forever, for the Lord God is an everlasting rock.” Isaiah 26: 3-4.

Patrick and I have prayed over these papers. We were blessed with opportunities to pray over these papers with dear friends who understand our love of Haiti and understand the journey that is before us in our adoption. We know God heard our prayers, “Now to him who is able to do far more abundantly that all that we ask or think, according to the power at work within us,” Ephesians 3:20. Thank you dear friends, there really are not words to express how much your time and prayers have meant to us.

So as I close out tonight a new phase of our journey begins tomorrow. Stay tuned to the journey that is yet to unfold…..Bondye Bon Tout Tan!!