Archive for December, 2008

The Wait Goes On

December 30, 2008 at 9:19 pm · Filed under Adoption ·Tagged

We learned today that this situation will not work out for us.

The birth parents have decided to look elsewhere for a family to adopt the baby. Stacie and I are disappointed…but handling it well. It’s certainly a clear answer to our prayers. God is so faithful. I’ve been feeling like in this situation God may be encouraging the couple to parent their own child. In any case we’ll continue to pray that the child has a loving home.

We would appreciate your continued prayers for us.

  • We have an orientation meeting for the With Child ministry on January 17th to see if that is a good fit for us.
  • ABCS is beginning a series of classes on January 29th to become certified for CPS adoptions and we need to decide if that is a path we should pursue.
  • Encouragement to endure: it feels like we’ve already been down a long road and yet it feels like we’re starting over in many ways.

Blessings in 2009,

JPM

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Updated Prayer Request

December 19, 2008 at 6:34 pm · Filed under Adoption ·Tagged

UPDATE: We heard our first update today and there’s a mixture of news to share.

The adoption agency spoke with the birth parents today. They’re telling us that the couple is upset because the adopting parents they were initially matched with have moved on. Apparently they connected really well with the adopting couple and are having a hard time coming to grips with the situation they now face. It sounds like it’s very hard for them to understand what happened. They discussed some options but may not fully grasp how difficult it is to find and get matched with someone who is certified to adopt.

They’ve looked at our profile and the adoption agency has been putting in a good word for us. Still, the birth parents are very unsure. They haven’t given a definitive ‘no’ at this point, but they want a family similar to the other couple they were matched with. Maybe God will use us as a witness to them. It’s hard to say what they may choose to do given that the baby is due within weeks.

We appreciate your continued prayers. Thanks for all the words of encouragement. We don’t expect any more updates until at least after Christmas.

JPM

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Prayer Request – Potential Adoption

December 11, 2008 at 7:19 pm · Filed under Adoption ·Tagged ,

We got a call earlier tonight from our adoption agency about a potential adoption. There is a young unmarried couple who have two children (three and two) and she is pregnant. They feel they cannot financially care for the baby and have chosen adoption. They were previously matched with adoptive parents but are going to learn tonight that has fallen through because the adoptive couple chose to take another placement.

The agency plans to e-mail our letter to the couple tonight and they may or may not be interested. It’s hard to say what their reaction will be but our adoption specialist expects they will be panicky because the child is due the first part of January. They believe it is a boy.

Please pray with us:

  • That God will bring this child to a loving home, and if it is His will, that we could be the adoptive parents.
  • That the Lord would guide the birth parents to a wise decision.
  • That we would experience God’s peace while we wait.
  • That we trust God for all the details to fall in place (legal agreements, crib, car seat, baby room) swiftly if He brings this child to our family.

In Christ,

Jon & Stacie

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