praying

pat and i are talking DAILY about adoption.
we have been thinking and praying about it on our own for months {years?}
but now it's becoming more consuming.
last night pat prayed about it for the first time while we were praying together.
and he prayed for "our child(ren)".

liberia??

all along my heart has been in sierra leone.
and it still is.
but i've spent the last few weeks pursuing adoption there.
and it just doesn't seem to be an option.
i was willing to fight...and be stubborn...if that was a possibility.
but i was basically told "it would not be wise to pursue that country" from a number of sources.

i was sad.
and thought maybe this was it.
all along i'm praying, "God open and close the doors...show us the way..."
i thought that might be the door closing.

and then...liberia is in my lap all of a sudden.
i can't really explain it.
i was reading something and clicked on a link.
and there it was.
and my heart said, "yes."

it's in the same area of africa as sierra leone.
it's where we've been raising money for wells for clean water.
i checked a couple books out of the library about liberia.
i've been reading some blogs about other's experiences with adoption from liberia.
and i'm praying.

we'll see...

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"Adoption is the visible gospel."
John Piper