"You did awesome things which we did not expect... For from of old they have not heard nor perceived by ear, neither has the eye seen a God besides You, who acts on behalf of the one who waits for Him." Isaiah 64:3-4
I have no words! And this is HIGHLY unusual for me!!!!! ;) Well, O.K., I guess I have a few...
September 1st came and went this past weekend- the dreaded date that meant we missed having court before the new Russian adoption laws were implemented. Then, early on the morning of Tuesday, September 4th, we get a call from Tania at Carolina Adoption Services: because our paperwork was turned in to the courts before September1st, we were grandfathered in and none of the changes or new requirements apply to our adoption of Lukas. Our court date has been scheduled for September 26, 2012! In just a few weeks, our little one will legally become Lukas Isaiah Fortner.
This second trip will be another quick one, but we do get to visit Lukas the day before court. We will also spend an extra day in Kirov so Mikhail can see some of the beautiful places there in his homeland- the Kirov ballet, Vyatka River, and St. Griffins church and monastery. Funny enough, Mikhail's 8th birthday will be the day we fly home from this trip. A fitting detail for a little boy currently obsessed with commercial airliners. ;)
Our third trip will be a month later. Thirty days after court is when we receive custody of Lukas, and we will spend another week or so in Moscow for processing his passport and visa after we pick him up. We should be back in the States with both boys in tow around the first week in November. What a Thanksgiving we will have!
And so it goes with adoption... we stand around helplessly waiting, while God does His amazing work. That's how Louie Giglio defines GRACE- "God at work." So much grace from God around here!
Soon, little Lukas- a new name, a new life, a new inheritance... a beautiful picture of what Christ does for each of us when we call Him Savior. Father, You are so, so good. I'm joyfully satisfied to wait on You.
I have no words! And this is HIGHLY unusual for me!!!!! ;) Well, O.K., I guess I have a few...
September 1st came and went this past weekend- the dreaded date that meant we missed having court before the new Russian adoption laws were implemented. Then, early on the morning of Tuesday, September 4th, we get a call from Tania at Carolina Adoption Services: because our paperwork was turned in to the courts before September1st, we were grandfathered in and none of the changes or new requirements apply to our adoption of Lukas. Our court date has been scheduled for September 26, 2012! In just a few weeks, our little one will legally become Lukas Isaiah Fortner.
This second trip will be another quick one, but we do get to visit Lukas the day before court. We will also spend an extra day in Kirov so Mikhail can see some of the beautiful places there in his homeland- the Kirov ballet, Vyatka River, and St. Griffins church and monastery. Funny enough, Mikhail's 8th birthday will be the day we fly home from this trip. A fitting detail for a little boy currently obsessed with commercial airliners. ;)
Our third trip will be a month later. Thirty days after court is when we receive custody of Lukas, and we will spend another week or so in Moscow for processing his passport and visa after we pick him up. We should be back in the States with both boys in tow around the first week in November. What a Thanksgiving we will have!
And so it goes with adoption... we stand around helplessly waiting, while God does His amazing work. That's how Louie Giglio defines GRACE- "God at work." So much grace from God around here!
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