Eight Weeks in...

Today marks 8 weeks since our last resubmit date into PGN, and generally it is "supposed" to take 8 weeks to get out. Please pray that Lord's will be done in the timing to bring Ellie home. We are seeking Him to allow us to find favor with the people that are handling our paperwork and for all of the other children and families waiting in various stages.

"Wake up, Mr. PGN people..."

"Do I need to get tough with you?"

I really think that it is important to respect the authorities that God has put over us. And right now, we are under the Guatemalan government. Whether they are good people trying to do the right thing, or not, it is essential that I am subject to that authority.

Be subject for the Lord's sake to every human institution, whether it be to the emperor as supreme, or to governors as sent by him to punish those who do evil and to praise those who do good. For this is the will of God, that by doing good you should put to silence the ignorance of foolish people. Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but living as servants of God. Honor everyone. Love the brotherhood. Fear God. Honor the emperor. I Peter 2:13-17

So, all that to say, I am just being cutesie with they cute pictures of Ellie and I am really seeking to persevere in having a right attitude toward the government (both US and Guat) in this process. (However, she could totally stand her ground against her brothers in the second one. :))

Pray for the Guatemalan government that will be voting (or having a last reading?) of a law that could affect in-process adoption cases by requiring paperwork to be filled with an agency (that does not exist) within so many days, to get in under the "in-process" grandfather clause. (Don't worry, I am confused, too!) Just keep praying...God is in control.