Pray, Pray, Pray!

We were warned that International adoption is volatile and that changes can rapidly occur.  Now, we are experiencing it. 

We've spent the last couple of months waiting on corrected court documents (which still are not correct) and waiting for our Embassy appointment in Kinshasa.  The appointment was set for September 29th.  It was the middle of "fair week".  For those of you who are local, you know what that means.  We were in the thick of washing, cutting, frying serving 3,650 lbs of potatoes, 1,400 lbs of wings, making wing sauces, etc. at the Bloomsburg Fair.

We took time out the morning of the 29th to have breakfast as a family.  We prayed for Caleb and "celebrated" that it wouldn't be long until he'd be joining us.  That evening, we received an email saying that the process is changing and that the appointment that we waited five weeks for did not happen!  All paperwork must come back to the United States to be processed.  It's my understanding that it will then have to go back to the DRC.  Our agency still does not have clarification, but long story short is that we thought we'd be on a plane by the end of October and, as of now, there is no end in sight. 

Disappointed?  Definitely. 
Frustrated?  Yeah. 
Angry?  A little. 
Worried?  Actually I am.  This is the first time during this process that I've been worried.
Anxious?  Yes.
Losing faith?  Not in God, but in people (maybe this is how it's supposed to be?)

The list goes on and on....I guess it's hard because we were really planning for his homecoming within a couple of weeks.  The process was down to just a few weeks left.  He's been ours on paper since June.  It's time we get to officially welcome him home into our family.  He needs us and we need him.

I've read information from other agencies saying that this new step in the process can now take three weeks to three months, but our agency has not released any information (and our paperwork is "caught in the middle").  I'm hoping OW comes back this week with really good news.  Please pray with us that this issue is resolved quickly.

Thanks, Everyone.  Happy Monday!