We want to share with you a new chapter in our family lives.
Currently we are expecting to adopt from Ghana which is a small country located
in Africa. Dillon International is a Christian non-profit organization that
will work beside us in our adoption process. We have done a lot of research on
Dillon International, finished our application, and seminar with them. We are
excited about our new friendship with Dillon International and feel they can
contribute towards a new step in our lives.
We’ll it all started in the spring of 2011. We both have
family members that have adopted and found ourselves exploring the idea of
adding a new family member. We felt God was motivating us to read scripture,
speak with friends, family, and our church in this new passion. We both decided
that we should go through the foster adoption process. During that period, we
learned a lot. We went to classes during the summer and continued to pray about
this new Journey. We had almost finished the process in October, when Autumn
went off for her second mission trip. This time she headed out to Africa. The
intent was for her to become closer to God and teach children more about the
word of God. Well Autumn learned a lot from those little angels. Even though
they were poor they were very happy for the few things they had received. She
said,” you could really see the Lord all over the place. HE would provide when
there was no thought it could be done.” The experience changed her life and
allowed her to become closer with the Lord. During that time our family became closer to
the Lord as well. Remember October is football season!
When Autumn came back from the mission trip I notice there
was something different in her. Each day she prayed that the Lord would help
deal with her new emotion. We prayed together and she spoke with me in her
passion in Africa. We were currently about to finish our adoption here but I
really felt in my heart that the Lord wanted us to go in a different direction.
I asked her if she was thinking the same way and she responded very quickly “me
to”. We were certainly scared about this new journey but you got to have a
little faith right.
We have prayed a lot during this process, reading biblical
books, and going to classes. We have definitely changed during our time
together, growing closer to God and each other every year. We want the Lord to
change us into the person HE wants us to become. While I have been slowly
learning and growing, I have continued thinking in my mind, if your child was
out there all alone, wouldn’t you hope someone would take care of him? Well my
answer is,” Yes” I would. I know Autumn will and if that is what the Lord wants
us to do, then HE will direct us and has. I’m excited about this new child. I
don’t know how we are going to manage it all but hey, I already have a defense
full of children to take care of, what is one more? We have plenty of love for
another child. It is amazing to see the path the Lord has in mind for our
family. I would be the first to tell you I would have never imagined anything
like this. I can tell you that I have faith in God. I truly believe the Lord
has blessed us and I’m very thankful for all that he has done. What an amazing
ride!
