Prayer Babies

At the beginning of May, just a few weeks after we saw a picture of our sweet girl for the first time, a mom in our agency contacted me and asked if I would like to be part of a group of moms that were going to start praying each morning for the children we are adopting, and that the Lord would get us all court dates quickly! I started praying at 7:30 each morning with these ladies that were in all parts of the country. I asked anyone and everyone to join with us in setting their alarms and praying each morning at 7:30 that we would get to court before August 15th when the courts close for 2 months. So many people joined in, and told me that they were praying every morning with us!

There are 6 of us mommies, and we have become so close. Up until a couple of weeks ago, I had never met any of them, but the Lord bonded us immediately. Not only do we pray at 7:30 each morning, but we are constantly emailing back and forth with scripture, encouragement, and questions about this process. There is hardly a day that goes by that we don't communicate! These are my sisters, and this process has been so much easier because I have them alongside me. They get me and what I am going through. When it started getting closer to rainy season and none of us had any news of going to court we started fasting every Tuesday and spending the day in prayer that the Lord would answer our prayers.

By God's grace, FOUR of the six of us ended up being in Ethiopia at the same time. It was amazing to meet these ladies face to face. There were several other families there with us too and I know we will all be friends for life. Honestly, I don't know how I would have been able to get through those hours between saying goodbye to Aven and getting on that plane. That night was SO hard, but the Lord gave me such a gift.....5 ladies that sat downstairs in the lobby of the guest house with me and just had "girl time". It was so sweet and such a gift from the Lord on my last few ours in Ethiopia.

We are continuing to pray together as 2 of the ladies will be waiting 2 more months to have a court date for their babies.

"O LORD, You are my God; I will exalt You, I will give thanks to Your name; For You have worked wonders, Plans formed long ago, with PERFECT FAITHFULNESS." 

"The steadfast of mind You will keep in PERFECT PEACE, Because he trusts in You. Trust in the LORD forever, For in GOD the LORD, we have an everlasting Rock." 

"Therefore the LORD longs to be gracious to you, And therefore He waits on high to have compassion on you. For the LORD is a God of justice; How blessed are all those who long for Him."                      Isaiah 25:1, 4. Isaiah 26:3, 4. Isaiah 30:18