Progress!

So we have some news regarding our

other little guy, Tobias!

As we shared before,

we are waiting longer than we expected to.

We were hoping to have him home by May!

But obviously, the Lord has different plans.

Alot has happened recently in regards to

the law and adoptions.

The president has passed a law that will change

the way Compassion for Congo operates.

If you'd like to read about it,

you can here.

But essentially, it will prevent organizations

or people from assisting in

adoptions unless they are "accredited."

C4C is not "accredited" and therefore will not

be able to act as they have been

in placing children with their new parents.

Thankfully for us,

this does not take effect until summer of 2014.

This WILL affect the families behind us

waiting for their children, however.

So we really need to be praying for

Compassion for Congo

and the families that are waiting for children

to arrive to adopt.

We're not exactly sure how things will move forward

in 2014.

HOWEVER,

things are now starting to move for Tobias :)

We received a call today that Didier

will be working full force starting this week

on Tobi's adoption in the DRC.

Their goal is to get as much done as possible

before Didier makes his trip up

to California in June.

Our prayer is that he can pretty much complete

the adoption on the Congo side.

Once that is done, we apply for an I600

with the Embassy.

We then have to wait for it to be approved

and after, can move forward with getting

Tobias an appointment with the Embassy

in Kinshasa.

After the Embassy appointment in Kinshasa...

he's ready for Chris to come get him :)

SO,

our hope and prayer is now that we can

get this done,

and get Tobias HOME

in September.

My birthday is in September...

sounds like a great b-day present!!!

Please be in prayer for this!

We are super excited for things to actually

be put in MOTION!

We've been waiting for this

and it looks like this week, next week

at the latest,

our process will really start.

There's also another little guy that Didier

will be helping.

He's a baby and he will be working on

getting both of our adoptions done at the same time.

We are so very thankful to get this news

and to know that our little guy

really WILL be coming home.

When we wait for something with not much progress,

we're tempted to get discouraged

and think that it's just not real!

But it IS real and our son has been waiting

just as long as we have been....actually longer.

But we also really need to remember

Compassion for Congo

and all the decisions that will need to be made

in the very near future.

God is in control

ALL THE TIME.

This is no surprise to Him.

He has it planned out already!

So if any of you moms or dads are reading this

that are waiting to see the faces of your

precious little ones

in the care of this loving orphanage,

we're praying for you.

Try not to be discouraged

and never lose sight of the fact that

Jesus is LORD!

He cares for the orphan!

He has a plan!

And in hindsight...whenever that may be,

we'll all look back and again,

see His faithfulness.