Well, the staffing today didn’t go our way but that doesn’t mean it isn’t without a bright spot. A couple was chosen who cannot have any children of their own and who have previously adopted one child. It seemed a good match to the case worker since both children will be adopted.
I’ll be honest, the let downs are getting tougher to take. This was number six in ten months, not counting those situations that we were never really considered for to begin with. Yes, six times we’ve been considered and then things didn’t work out. Some have gone farther than others but it’s always tough to take. Our children are, for the first time, showing signs of the emotional toll that the let downs are having. The faith of a child has become almost cliche, but when you see it, you can’t help but be awestruck. Children truly do have a greater capacity for trust in God than the majority of us who are “mature”. Our consecutive streak of disappointments is starting to dull the glimmer of their hope. It’s painful as a parent to see this happening. However, we persist, because we have faith also that what God has started He will finish. And when that day comes I trust that God will wipe away the dull from our children’s hearts and it will be an effect like rubbing polishing compound from a silver plate. Once it’s been buffed out, the shine is restored and then some.
The hidden gem in this story is that we have a rare glimpse to see how God answered our prayers in this situation. Yes, He did answer our prayers believe it or not. Want to know how I know this? It turns out that our friend Terri, who has completed our adoption extension for us, knows the couple who was chosen for this baby’s forever family. When she heard the situation, she let us know that this couple is not only a great family for the little guy, but they are believers as well. We prayed for this boy that he would be placed in a wonderful family and that one day he would come to know the Lord.
Now we know that God answered, and is still answering our prayers for this kiddo. We’re blessed to be allowed the privilege of intercessory prayer. In this way God has graced us with a role to minister to the kiddos that will never know us.
JPM
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