Drum roll please . . . .
We . . . think . . . we . . . have . . . paperwork!!!!!!
It's not a totally for sure thing . . . yet. Hopefully the morning will tell. Tomorrow the Ethiopian representatives are supposed to scan and send copies of the paperwork to our agency. We'll see if it's complete and then on to sending in our I600 (form to the US immigration). This is an awesome breakthrough in our adoption journey!
So, here is our prayer for tonight, please pray with me:
Heavenly Father, good and gracious God. We pray that the paperwork in hand is sufficient to continue with our adoption case for our sweet "M^"! Please be gracious unto us and make the path straight. Watch over our sweet girl. Help her heal and comfort her pain. Bring her peace as she waits for us to go to her. In your Holy and Gracious Name we pray. Amen.
And now for our devotion for the day . . .
"What will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?" (Matthew 24:3)
So many people are speculating the end times. They have for years. I remember growing up hearing of people holed up in compounds waiting for the end. Seeing reports of people on the street corners with signs "The END is near!" These ideas have become a cultural farce because it's entered into our mainstream humor so easily.
There are many people who have made this topic one of humor. Some have made it taboo. There is great speculation of how soon it will be. The honest truth is that no one has any idea. If someone tells you they think it is coming soon they are probably fibbing because Jesus says that even he doesn't know when he will return.
No one knows when Christ will come again. But what I do know is that the Holy Spirit is with us in the here and now. God is with us and among us now. God has much for us to do in the present. We must not worry so much about what happens in the future, but what we can do for our neighbor today.
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