THE WAIT BEGINS

Our meeting with IAG in Pittsburgh went great.  We feel even more confident about working with them.  They have such an amazing story about how they got into adoption.  Also, Larisa (the head of the agency) has spent so much of her own time over the past 20 years cultivating relationships and improving the orphanages in Russia.  She has made such a difference in so many little lives.  She truly sees the children has hers and wants to find the right families for them.  Not find a child for the family.  

Now we wait....wait for our referral.  Our home study is now complete and official.  We have to send off for our I600A approval which is part of the advanced immigration process for the children we adopt.  The approval could take up to 2 months to receive.  We really can't do a whole lot until that comes back.  Our Dossier is complete as well.  We are so anxious to get a referral but we know it all has to be in God's time.  I just wish He worked a little more on my time!  ;)

We continue to pray for the girls every day (in fact it is 12:22 am as I write this, they should be fast asleep!).  We are praying for health both physically and emotionally.  I am not sure about now but at one point Russia's national religion was Atheism.  So we are praying that the girls' hearts will be open to hear and accept the message of Jesus.  Then the normal prayers of travel safety for us, finances, and our own hearts to be prepared.  Ultimately, God is in control and we have faith in God.