Waiting to wait and then waiting some more.....

So adoption is really not for wimps. I saw this on a t-shirt at a conference and I am now realizing that this is SO true!

We get our updated wait list number tomorrow but we have also been given some new, disappointing news.

First, we were told  by our social worker that a large portion of the orphanages in Ethiopia have been shut down, which is increasing wait times. Where these children go and what "shutdown" really means I don't know. But our wait for an infant has been changed from 6 months to 9 months. We have already been waiting about 2 months so I guess we can assume we have 7 or so to go.

Second, we were told that we would travel within the month, possibly the next month, following our referral to go over to Ethiopia and have a court date to take custody of our child. Well, that wait has also been bumped from 1-2 months to 4-6 months.

Third, we were told that the wait between our first trip (court trip) and second trip (bring baby home trip!!) was about 6-8 weeks. We have now been told 8-12 weeks.

So all that to say, this adoption that we thought was going to take about a year start to finish isn't looking so quick and easy at this point. In a best case scenario situation according to these new facts it will be about 13 more months until we are home with our baby and could even be more like 16 months.

I am doing my best to be patient and I KNOW that people have waited much much much longer than this. But I honestly never thought we would be 7 months in and still looking at 13-16 months left. But it is what it is.

The awesome thing is that we both still know that God knows exactly who our little Jane Jordan is and when it's time to bring here home it will be the perfect time according to His plan.

So in the meantime, please feel free to join us in praying about our child, the perfect timeline, and what God is calling us to do in this season of waiting. :)

Thanks!!