Out of our Hands

After resolving we were indeed powerless when it came to this document, we began passing our time dreaming of what a referral call may sound like. At the time, DTE (Dossier to Ethiopia) to referral were roughly 5-6 months for a boy, a few more months for a girl. Our DTE was April 5th, so we considered this our beginning countdown. God, in his goodness, allowed our whole family to travel to Togo, Africa, in June 2008. Dennis' dream of taking us all became real when we left KCI for a grueling 30 hour trip, most of which were layovers in New York and Paris. Words are so inadequate when we try to describe what this type of experience means to a family who embraces it together. These people are so open to the love of Jesus and are extremely content. The kind of contentment that shouldn't make sense to us. But it does. You see, when you don't know what you don't have, you aren't spending your life desiring it. I came away completely humbled. The children are beautiful, but hungry. For food and love. I came home more convinced than ever that my motto would never again be "Why would I adopt?" but instead, "Why wouldn't I".