I am so sorry for taking this long to write an update! Things with the adoption have been slow for a while and we have had some big life changes affecting us! Because of Gary's work situation we are having to move with his job, which will take us out of state, probably sometime in January. This was not our first choice, and it will be incredibly difficult to leave our dear family, friends, and of course our church (there is only one Coast!)! In the midst of the hardships we see God's hand and know that He is working all of these changes for our good and His glory! We look forward to what God has in store for our family in the years ahead!
A quick update on where we are with the adoption process. In an email with our social worker this week we found out that we are now number 7 in line for an infant girl referral (possibly number 6 since there is a family on hold ahead of us)! This was really exciting news since it bumps us into maybe the spring of next year, rather than summer, for a referral! As soon as we move we will need to redo parts of our homestudy, like the house inspection, and get that up to date before we get our referral. We will try to do a better job of posting in the weeks and months ahead as we continue to get closer to bringing home Gilchrist kiddo number 3!
Please be in prayer for Ethiopia, they are still experiencing severe famine! I am including a link to a food drive being offered by a branch of our adoption agency, Christian World Foundation, that will help feed hungry Ethiopians through the holidays. CWF has bought a large plot of land where they intend to begin building an orphanage, hospital, crisis pregnancy center, and adoptive family housing. They will be using this land to set up a temporary food bank called Food4Kids.
If you can give a donation this holiday season, please prayerfully consider giving to this organization, the need is overwhelming!
