Anxious Anticipation!

We leave to visit Haiti Saturday June 4th, and it can't seem to get here quick enough! We will be traveling with the same group and helping Mission of Hope, just like last year. However, we are coordinating to spend a couple days with Ooley as well! Ooley can't be taken out of the creche he's in, so we will be staying in his area at a hotel and spending time there at Chances for Children. It is definitely not super easy to coordinate anything when in Haiti, but we have been blessed so much with people who are helping us a lot! Bobby, who Ooley stayed with during the transition from the orphanage to the creche, is helping us yet again! He has arranged a car and driver to transport us, and he will be traveling with us to visit Ooley as well.

All of the documents for Ooley's adoption have been authenticated! We have one last form to apply for, now that the authentication is done. Then the entire packet is complete and it's off to the next step! Our dossier is already being translated, so this will help save time in the process and get it to Haiti quicker. Now that our government recognizes that all our documents are legit, Haiti will do the same process and put their "stamp of approval" on each one. Contacts have been coming out of the woodwork in our favor! Complete God given favor and amazing that we are able to have help offered from people who have ability to encourage the adoption to move a little quicker!

We are still believing to have Ooley home by Christmas of this year! There isn't really a promised timeline that can be offered, but we know God's hand has been all over this! Still amazes us how the funding has played out perfectly each time a big sum of money is due. We are entering the really big amounts at a time now, and it requires faith beyond measure to trust the funds will be there when needed. God has supplied so far, and we know He will continue to do so! Thank you SO much to all of you who have been able to help financially in our adoption process! Words cannot express the feeling of knowing that friends and family are willing to put their hard earned money into helping us bring our son home.

Prayers move mountains. Please continue to pray! It's been comforting and overwhelming to hear of how many people are covering our family in prayer. I don't think a day has gone by that we haven't had at least one person encourage us and tell us their church groups are praying for us. Ooley is doing well, and we know it's because God has lavished him in love and protection. Our Haiti trip is so close that we are struggling to focus on our remaining time here in the U.S. and are counting hours til we can be there! Anxious anticipation!

We will be posting a blog as soon as we can once we get back home. Thanks for your prayers!