We have officially accepted the referral! That means that we are accepting the child that they have matched us with.... just a formality.... but still, fun to think about. On another note, my heart has been focused on the word orphan lately.... In fact, probably for about the last month. It all started when I was reading our local paper and there was this very small section with very small print, smaller than any of the print in any part of the entire newspaper. It stated 'Petition for Adoption' at the top and then went on to detail the court proceedings of a local child that is being legally adopted. The words used in this statement were so cold. They really cut me like a knife. As I read the paper while eating my lunch that day, I came to tears.... all by myself in the lunch room at work. It essentially read as an advertisement to the birth father, letting him know that they have explored all options in trying to contact him and that unless he came to the court hearing of the child, he would be giving up all rights to this child... And that he would never have a say in this child's future, ever. It was so definitive, so harsh. In light of our journey, I think of this orphan that is to be ours... and her birth parents.... the circumstances that have led them to relinquish all rights to this child... This unbelievably beautiful, precious child. The government of Rwanda specifically states that they have exhausted their ability to contact any relation and that this child is truly an orphan. Wow, not one person. We are unaware of the events that have led up to this child coming to home of hope.... But we cling to the God of the world, and trust in his infinite wisdom and abiding love. The song from Chris Tomlin keeps running through my mind....
A refuge for the poor, a shelter from the storm
This is our God
He will wipe away your tears and return your wasted years
This is our God
A father to the ORPHAN, a healer to the broken
This is our God
And he brings peace to our madness and comfort in our sadness
This is our God
A fountain for the thirsty, a lover for the lonely
This is our God
He brings glory to the humble, and crowns for the faithful
This is our God.
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My thoughts have been on the same path... I will never read the word 'orphan' again without thinking of your little girl's journey. We are so happy for you and for her. The words of the song are so true.
It's funny, I was in the parking lot at Meijer earlier today and saw a car that had a sticker that said, "In God We Trust"...my eyes welled up and I breathed a prayer, "Yes, Lord, in You we trust."
Lovingly, Mom
I've already pictured you, Dan and Evie walking the streets of Kigali, learning of the world where your new little one is born from. We have prayed for her journey and for yours.
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