It’s Crunch Time…
Yessiree, it’s crunch time, and what’s being crunched is time itself. This coming Friday, we covet your prayers (actually, the days leading up to Feb 2 also necessitate prayer cover!). This is the date of our second and most important court hearing for Julia’s adoption, and this will go a long way in determining whether or not we will be able to get things done in time to come home this summer. We are absolutely confident and at peace with God’s plan, and we know that the plan includes our lovely Jewel. However, it seems at times that it would take a miracle for us to be able to have all the necessary steps completed for summer – things just keep cropping up. But, I digress. What I want to ask you all to do is to pray that our hearing goes well-extremely well-and that the judge is quick to see the truth that we are Julia’s family, and that no more time need be wasted in this process. We will need to say something in this hearing, and so will our guardian ad litem (Bev), our lawyer (Leah), Kenya Children’s Services, and the adoption agency that handles our case. There are 2 other families from Rosslyn going in for their hearing #2 on this day as well…and so please pray that all goes well, that we say the things the judge wants to hear, and that all documentation accumulation has been completed. We would love to be able to come home for our furlough summer, and this is dependent on how quicky we can get through the next steps of the process. Keep on praying – we are blessed and encouraged through your prayers for us.
We’ll post again after the hearing, so stay tuned to this frequency for more updates in the near future. Just so you are aware, things are good on other fronts such as school, work, and home – we’re happy and healthy. Please feel free to check out the pictures when you get a chance if you want to see what we’ve been up to in the last couple of months. And, feel free to drop us a line sometime. Thanks for your support! 
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