Sailors, Saints, & Sinners

Our adoption agency just called … our court case was heard on Tuesday and we passed!!!!!!!!!!!!
We are now the legal parents of Eyasu-3 years, (uh-ya-sue) and Abreham-5 months!!!!!

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We received news today that our court case was once again not heard as scheduled.  Apparently, the government agency in charge of the adoption process in Ethiopia had other priorities that day and so court cases were postponed until later dates.  At this time we do not know when our case will be rescheduled.
This news [...]

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Right now we have been told by our adoption agency that our court date is being delayed until Feb. 22nd.
As we have learned this is all part of the journey of adoption … a  journey God is using greatly in our lives and in the end we know it will be worth the wait!!
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“There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.” –Proverbs 14:12
“The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.” –Proverbs 27:12
I did a little self-evaluation today, trying to be prudent and see how and when I get myself into trouble.  Very humbling [...]

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Today another milestone in our adoption journey was reached — we have our court date!!  Our scheduled date is February 10th.  This is sooner than we anticipated
The purpose of court is for an Ethiopian judge to verify everything regarding the adoption process — paperwork, reasons for adoption, our qualifications to be adoptive parents, [...]

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Last week we got a call from our adoption agency … a call we have been waiting on since we began this process one year ago.  The call was our “official referral” to adopt two orphaned brothers from Ethiopia!!
We have spent the past week looking at pictures and reviewing all the information provided to us [...]

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{You can read Part 1 here}
Our doing and working are but the fruit of Christ’s work in us.  It is when the soul becomes utterly passive, looking and resting on what Christ is to do, that it’s energies are stirred to their highest activity, that we work most effectively because we know that He works [...]

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This holiday vacation was much needed for me.  Like a car, I needed a spiritual tune-up.  God, like a trustworthy mechanic, was more than eager to help.  What were the symptoms of my condition?

My sense of duty for God was high but my love for Him was low.
My heart was growing insensitive and impatient with [...]

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In an attempt to learn about our culture so we can better minister to our culture, I will stay on the Twilight bandwagon for one more post (first post is here).  This time let’s see how we in the church might learn from this series.
1)  People like a good story and the Bible is full [...]

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{Forgive me for this momentary lapse in my blogging to comment heavily on pop culture, of which I try to study or at least be somewhat aware …}
The #’s are in and they are shocking: Twilight New Moon took in $140.7 million dollars on its opening weekend (#3 all-time)!!  It was the biggest Fall opening [...]

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