Our Adoption Story
I wanted this blog to be a way
to update friends and family on our adoption process. The more I've been
praying and thinking about it though, the more I feel like it needs to be much
more than that. A way to share details about our lives: joys, frustrations, and
the battles we endure. I also wanted a way to show how God is there through it
all; to see us to the other side of whatever we encounter.
God has been so good to us in the last 8 years. If you asked me 3 years ago if I thought we'd be adopting from Ethiopia, I'd think you were crazy. I've always wanted to adopt, but I always assumed it would be from America, or IF we did adopt internationally, it would be from a Latin American country (I'm half Hispanic). When God revealed to us we'd adopt instead of having a third biologically, I was elated! Especially because KC (while not completely opposed to the idea) always had reservations. I knew God was the one who changed his heart. That night as we sat in bed talking about it, I asked him where he would adopt from if he had his pick. When he told me Africa, I was a bit irked with him. I thought he was joking and here I was trying to have a serious conversation with him! He was serious. He said God was pulling him towards Africa so we agreed to pray about which country.
The following day, I was researching adoption agencies and information when I took a break to check my Facebook. KC had posted about his quiet time with God and how He revealed some things about the acacia bush to him. I "liked" his comment and went back to my research. The very next page I was looking at had a banner on the lower right side of the page that said Acacia Village, Ethiopia. I knew it wasn't a coincidence and called KC immediately. We knew that was it when he told me whilst in L.A. they went through "little Ethiopia" and he knew God was telling him something about it. So, we spent about 2 1/2 months researching international adoption, agencies and everything else!
We are using Bethany Christian Services as our agency after much prayer and (more) research. God has also laid it on our hearts to adopt a special needs child.
We were finally matched with our daughter in February of this year. We are in the final steps of this process and it looks like we'll be traveling at the end of June/beginning of July to at last meet our little girl.
God has been so good to us in the last 8 years. If you asked me 3 years ago if I thought we'd be adopting from Ethiopia, I'd think you were crazy. I've always wanted to adopt, but I always assumed it would be from America, or IF we did adopt internationally, it would be from a Latin American country (I'm half Hispanic). When God revealed to us we'd adopt instead of having a third biologically, I was elated! Especially because KC (while not completely opposed to the idea) always had reservations. I knew God was the one who changed his heart. That night as we sat in bed talking about it, I asked him where he would adopt from if he had his pick. When he told me Africa, I was a bit irked with him. I thought he was joking and here I was trying to have a serious conversation with him! He was serious. He said God was pulling him towards Africa so we agreed to pray about which country.
The following day, I was researching adoption agencies and information when I took a break to check my Facebook. KC had posted about his quiet time with God and how He revealed some things about the acacia bush to him. I "liked" his comment and went back to my research. The very next page I was looking at had a banner on the lower right side of the page that said Acacia Village, Ethiopia. I knew it wasn't a coincidence and called KC immediately. We knew that was it when he told me whilst in L.A. they went through "little Ethiopia" and he knew God was telling him something about it. So, we spent about 2 1/2 months researching international adoption, agencies and everything else!
We are using Bethany Christian Services as our agency after much prayer and (more) research. God has also laid it on our hearts to adopt a special needs child.
We were finally matched with our daughter in February of this year. We are in the final steps of this process and it looks like we'll be traveling at the end of June/beginning of July to at last meet our little girl.
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