We received our referral call THIS afternoon!!! I still can't believe we got the call!! We chose to accept the referral of a BEAUTIFUL 2 1/2 month old BABY GIRL!!!!! Yes, a girl!!!!! Still can't believe that part either!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We were also told that she has a slight heart murmur...she will have an echocardiogram in the next few months. Apparently they are harder in Ethiopia to have done (as you can imagine) and we had the choice to accept the referral, wait on more information, or decline the referral and wait for another one. We've known all along that God was in total TOTAL control of this adoption and we surrender COMPLETELY to his will and sovereignty!! We didn't hesitate at all to accept this referral. We have an international adoption clinic here at Texas Children's Hospital and we know we will be well prepared for anything or any circumstance that comes our way. Courts are closed now and will not reopen until October so we have time to visit with specialists and are confident we will have a "plan of attack" ready to go when she gets home! So we are confident in God's divine wisdom in placing this beauty in our care! WE LOVE HER already and the boys are thrilled with the news of a new sister!! I however am still in total shock and awe!!! GOD IS GOOD...ALL THE TIME!!!
We cannot share pictures of her until she is legally ours after we pass court in Ethiopia but I will tell you that she has the most beautiful light brown skin, chubby little cheeks, beautiful almond brown eyes, and the cutest pink little tongue sticking out in her pictures we received!!
We share this news because we know prayer works and we are asking that you would help us cover her in prayer. We are praying for God's protection over her; for God's ultimate healing of her precious, redeemed heart; for wisdom for the doctors she will visit while in Ethiopia; for peace for her as she waits on her forever parents to get there; for wisdom, peace, and patience, and blessing for her fantastic caregivers in the transition home in Ethiopia. We pray for patience for us as we wait for courts to open and we ask for prayers over our boys as their little hearts prepare to be stretched to make room for their sister and become a family of 5. We will continue to update you on our prayer requests and ask that you remember to pray for other families in the process with us. I will update as I hear news and I will be posting more about donations we would love to be able to take with us when we travel this fall!
Love to you all,
9 comments:
yeah!!!!!!!!!!! so excited for you guys!!! so so so excited!!! enjoy staring at the pics for hours!! Praise Him!!!
Super duper excited for you guys!!! I've always felt that you would be adopting a baby girl:) I'm sure you wont sleep a wink tonight. I will definitely keep her in my prayers. Congrats Chambers!
She has been yours since God first thought of her. And his hand will protect her and keep her safe. I pray that she will feel the love of Jesus around her little body until she feels the love of her parents around her! God bless you for obeying God's call on your life. May he receive all the glory, and you receive more blessings that you could imagine. Yay for a girl! I am blessed with one, and there is something so special about a girl. Enjoy every minute looking at her precious face. And most gorgeous eyes!!
CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR DAUGHTER!!!! SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO KNOW WHO SHE IS! God has known all along who He was going to bless your family with.....and now you know too! Such a sweet blessing!
I'm so excited for you! Been praying and will definitely continue!
Can't wait to see her and hear all about her!!! She is the same age as our little guy! I hope they are hangin out together and takin care of each other! O how exciting!! Hoping we get to be travel buddies!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! -Brenda
Autumn,
This is wonderful news! So very excited for you and your family! you will bring her life such wonderful love and teach her about how God led you to her. Gives me chills! Take care -I will keep praying that the journey is smooth.
This is awesome!! A girl!!! How sweet for your family. SO happy for you and so happy because it means we are one step closer to our son or daughter too. Congrats!
PTL - God is good. So excited for you all, I bet your house is just buzzing with excitement! Will continue to pray for you all as you continue in the process and prepare your hearts to love and grow another sweet child!
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