A couple of weeks ago we received a phone call from our placing agency. The called to let us know that our paperwork had not been processed before the closure of the courts in the months of Aug/ Sept. In addition to that we learned that based on other’s court dates and travel times we probably won’t be able to go to see Abby until spring. Though our anxious hearts ached at hearing the news we had peace that God’s timing is perfect and for this too there is a reason.
Last week we saw one of those reasons for the delay. We received a phone call that Chris’s dad took a turn for the worse in his battle with his Leukemia. We traveled out and made it in time to get to say good-bye to his dad before he passed away to go home to be with Jesus. (If you would like to know more you can visit the blog that I wrote about the amazing things God did throughout our trip out there and in our family’s life at http://mikesmemorial.blogspot.com/2011/09/mikes-passing-was-seasoned-with-grace.html ).
We did not have the cost of that trip, for all 5 of us to fly out to Oregon, in our budget since all of our money is being saved for our adoption. We knew God was calling us out there so we went. We can see God allowing us the extended time so we can replenish the money that was needed for the trip as well as the remainder of the money that we need to travel to Ethiopia.
We are praying for God to be at work in Abby’s life there in Ethiopia just as He is at work here in the rest of our family’s lives. We pray for her to know Jesus as her very best friend and that He uses this extra time there in Ethiopia to draw her closer to Himself.
We are now to the point in our journey where we are beginning to specifically ask folks to consider to give to our adoption fund so we can bring our precious daughter home. If you would like more information please see the details on this page in the margin.
Please pray with us for all of the details of our trips to be smoothly worked out. Thank you for partnering with us on our journey.
In Jesus love,
The Robbins Nest J J J J J ………………………. J
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