Day 28 of our adoption journey

Tomorrow is the 2^nd session of our adoption court hearing.  The district we are in requires two so currently we are about 15 days behind our initial schedule.  We honestly figured we would have had court in May and by now we would be in nearing our departure date but we are still here.  But all in all we have made many friends here and it is going to be hard to say good bye, but we will be able to stay in touch through email and written correspondence and for that we are truly thankful.  The director social worker at the facility has been so wonderful to us and has worked with us very closely for 3 weeks now and we would not be as far with “H” right now if she had not been there to help us and guide us.  One of his teachers came and worked with us one day to teach us how to help him make certain sounds which was absolutely wonderful. 

As we face tomorrow I am reminded of a verse “If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honor” (John 12:26 KJV).  I know there have been times doubt has crept in but I also know that God honors his servants so I plan on coming out tomorrow with a favorable answer.  I know with each step of the process we have been through there is a wait.  Sometimes those waits can be difficult, but if we can use the time in devotion and prayer and we are learning each day just how much God is working in our life.  He has been showing us this each day in our time of devotion and prayer.

Each day we have with “H” and the others at the facility are just absolutely a wonderful blessing because they are all like one huge family and treat each other as so.  And the teachers and overseers I believe have a special bond and attachment to each of the children here because they all seem to just love each and every one of them and the children reciprocate that respect and love back.  We are truly thankful that “H” has had this kind of an environment and support group around him.  Above all “H” has already been taught communication skills and that is something we were afraid that he might not have.  So when we learned about the facility he was in we were just overjoyed.  And today God gave us another fantastic day with “H” and he finally mastered all of the signs for the ABC’s and his numbers in the ASL (American Sign Language).  He is so proud of himself and each day he ask if when we are going to get him and take him home.  He knows we see the Judge tomorrow and I am hoping he understands this will be the final session and hopefully we will soon get to go and get him and take him home.

Picture of the day.

 



We have been giving "H" M&M and each day  he does the same thing with them.  He separates them by colors.