Ok, so I made my final call to Peru shortly before the big meeting and was told definitively that we would not make it to be approved in time...in fact only a 1/3 of our addendum has been looked at so far. Sigh.
Then came the waiting and the praying about what would happen with the little one we've sort of fallen for at that very meeting. We realized she could be assigned to another family and knew that if she were, it would be God's answer to us about her and knew also it would be His caring for her in the best way possible as well...the hours ticked by...the meeting came and went (results aren't posted on their website until 2 days after the meeting)... and I finally got up the courage yesterday to call and see if someone might tell me what happened...and oh joy, she's still there! Now, I realize that isn't necessarily an answer from God about whether He's picked us for her or not...but it might be...
So we persevere. The Lord obviously has further work to do in us to prepare us and further work for us to do in the meantime...oh yeah and (reminder to self) we're supposed to do it joyfully and contentedly! Ok, the next meeting is on August 28th. Here we go...
"I have cast my anchor in the port of peace, knowing that present and future are in nail-pierced hands. You have given me silence in my heart in place of murmurings and complaints. Lord, keep my wishes from growing into willings, my willings from becoming fault-finding with your providences, and have mercy on me." from The Valley of Vision, a collection of Puritan prayers and devotions (an amazing book...a huge help to my prayer life in both conviction and encouragement!)
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