Today our prayer request focus will be on our court appearance. This is the reason for our whole trip to Ethiopia. From the information I have been gleaning from other travelers we will probably be in the room for roughly 10-15 minutes. Basically the judge will ask us a few questions such as our reason for adopting from Ethiopia, our commitment to adopting our daughter, etc. and then our part is done. If the other parts are completed such as the birth mother being present to give her consent and the Ministry of Women's and Children's Affairs (MOWA) having written the approval letter then we can possibly pass court on the spot and be told that T******** is legally ours!!!! That of course is our prayer...that we would PASS ON THE SPOT! If we do not pass we will NOT be required to make a return trip for court. Either way we will come home and wait for the US Embassy to give us clearance to issue her visa so we can bring her home. So passing court this trip means a faster turnaround to bring her home. So our prayer focus for today will be the following...
-court will be in session as planned for our time slot (there have been times when courts have closed unexpectedly for various reasons)
-necessary people to be present
-our letter from MOWA to be written and on judge's desk
-all other paperwork in place and to be correct (all names, dates, etc. correct)
-our testimony to be clear and glorifying to God(answering the questions makes me anxious)
-that we pass right there and then!!!!!
Thank you all for praying with us!!
Lamentations 3:22-23 Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed, for
his compassions never fail. They are new every morning: great is your
faithfulness.
his compassions never fail. They are new every morning: great is your
faithfulness.
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