USCIS Approval, check!!!

Counting down the time! Within a few weeks now! Can't believe it! Trying to round out funds needed to complete dues & for flights. So excited!!!!

"Do for one what you wish you could do for 153 million" Matthew 25:40

We haven't been blogging much because we didn't really have much to say..... until now! We are SO close to bringing our son home! Woodley's passport is ready and all that we wait for now is his visa. There is no exact bring home date set, but if all goes as we are expecting, it will be before the end of this year! When that time comes, we will travel to Haiti and spend a few days there before traveling home with him.

This has been the most emotional journey our family has ever endured. We have been spiritually attacked from every angle, and continue to push forward in the call that God has placed for us. This experience has pressed and molded our relationships in so many new ways, there's no way to begin to explain all the changes that have taken place. Just over a 3 year journey is finally nearing the finish line! We are so excited!


As we round the corner for the home stretch, we also must finish out the fees due to complete the adoption. Where we currently sit, we are just under $9,000 from the expected total, including travel to bring Woodley home. We are doing one last fundraiser to help with the final expenses. If you would like to purchase a shirt to help, you can find them here: Bring Woodley Home Fundraiser . Any funds raised above the needs to complete the adoption process will be used for Woodley's additional needs once he arrives home (ie: local adoption process & follow up appointments required, medical needs, etc).


Thank you a million times over, for your prayer and support through these 3 very long years. The prayer covering and generosity of complete strangers has baffled us. We know God will bless you each in return. Please know that you have made a huge difference in the life of our precious son!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Lots of Waiting& Finally More News

Our son took a journey, as we'll call it, where he was away from the crèche for several weeks. Around the time of July 4th, he arrived back at the crèche & we were able to briefly talk on the phone one day! Here we are at another holiday weekend & are eager for more information. There is a vital appointment coming up on Wednesday the 4th. This will be the last appointment needed! Please join us in praying that everyone involved cooperates & has perfect peace.

It's been a very long, very tough journey. We've passed our 3 year mark on this journey. With the process being longer than expected, that means additional fees for the care our amazing friends at the crèche are providing. At this point, we're so confident in God's provision, that money issues aren't even in the frame of our focus. God has provided this far, and He will continue to provide for each step!

So, here we sit, incredibly eager, but extremely exhausted. And although it's hard to hope we won't pass anymore holidays without our son with us, there's an expectancy that consumes our minds constantly. Someday, we're believing sooner than later, we will be able to announce that he's home & happy!

Thanks so much for praying for our family. Your prayers and kind words have helped us through more than you may ever know!

A letter to my son

     I never could have imagined how long this adoption process would take. From the moment we met you almost three years ago, our hearts merged and we became family. I know it's hard to understand why you are still waiting for us to be able to bring you home, and we don't really understand it all either. There are so many things that must take place to be able to bring a family together. If only the people who make the rules for all those things, could understand the heartache of waiting. Maybe then they could find a way to make the process work as good in real life, as they have it written on paper.
   
     Please know that you are never forgotten. I pray for you every day, and we have so many friends and family who are doing the same. You are so loved, even by those who have yet to meet you. I love that you are such a little entertainer and have an inquisitive mind. You're going to soak up all the attention you'll get from all the family and friends who are anxious to meet you. We can't wait to see what God has planned for your future!

     While you wait, please remember that we love you deeply. Most days, my mind is sidetracked from my daily tasks, because I'm imaging what you're doing that day. I think about what our days will look like when you're finally home, and it makes every day without you even harder to face. There have been so many days that I want to throw away everything that keeps me tied here, and get to Haiti to stay with you until we can return home together. Not being able to hold you in my arms, is an almost unbearable feeling of loss. I know you have watched many of your friends leave the creche to be with their families and that you are ready to come home too. Don't get discouraged. Continue to do grow and be healthy. Continue doing good in school, and stealing the show, like I know you almost always do.

     We are ready and waiting for your arrival home. We are believing for favor and hoping the remaining time will go quickly. Don't worry, we'll have all your favorite things ready, but we won't let you get absorbed into the greedy mindset that so many people get caught in here in America. Rest assured that you won't lack in anything, and you'll even have many things of your own that you won't have to share. As soon as we know a better time frame of when you'll finally be home, we'll get all the final details rounded up. Can't wait!

     The emotions cannot be put into words. The heartache cannot be expressed. I love you so much and am beyond ready to have you home.
                                                                                                                Love,
                                                                                                                     "Momma Woodley"
                                                                                (as all the kids at C4C know me as :)