Our Hearts are in Africa

We have a date!!! April 20th is our scheduled court date in Ethiopia and by all appearances we will NOT HAVE TO ATTEND!!! This morning, for no apparant reason, Micah and I both felt like we were going to hear news today about our adoption. I checked my email several times this morning, always keeping in mind the time difference between Iowa and the main Holt office in Oregon. I checked it again right before lunch and WOOHOO! A date had been set.

This is, of course, tentatively set as they are often (very often) pushed back once or twice. We will be fasting and praying on this day that, by a miracle, we could get through court on the first date set. We do, however, know that, like everything else in this process, God's timing has been perfect and we trust that it will continue to be that way --but we do pray that no scheme of the evil one will put any delays on us becoming a father to the fatherless.

We will be having a Walk-A-Thon to help raise money for the remainder of the adoption on April 24th at 2pm, 3 laps around Little Sioux Park. We have pledge cards available (we're bringing them to church or we can mail one to you) if any of you would be willing raise some support and walk with us. We are still trying to raise a significant amount through grants and fundraisers. We will be traveling to Ethiopia 6-8 weeks after a successful court date.

God, we are SO grateful for your sovereign and loving hand. You give us your shield of victory, You stoop down to make us great!(Ps. 18:35) This weekend we remember how low you stooped down and the pain you endured so that our adoption as Your sons and daughters would be secured.