Here are some things we are doing on our adoption journey, along with some praises and prayers you can pray:
1) Waiting for our Dossier (important documents about us including our home study) to be authenticated, which includes watching the 4 checks clear in our bank account that we sent to get the official stamps of approval. Praise God for the funds covering all of these checks!
Our next big step in the process is DTC (Dossier To China)!!
Since the holidays close everything down in both countries for the next few weeks and then the Chinese New Year begins at the end of January, there isn't much we can do but wait....and pray.
2) We follow the stories of and have met through Facebook 2 other families from our agency that have adopted girls from Lottie's orphanage. We know them because we recognize their girls from videos and pictures we've seen of Lottie with them. One is in China now and her husband has the flu! Would you pray for them with me? I've also been praying for Lottie even more than usual, as she must miss her sweet little friends. We have decided to make sure we get our girls together at some point, now that we've met. What a precious reunion that will be!
3) We are tracking the care package we sent to Lottie and her caregivers from the usps app, which left on December 16. It took us a while to get the weight correct because we wanted to send so much!
:) Please pray that it arrives safely. It's so good to know God cares about the littlest details and has his angels watching over our special deliveries.
4) Waiting to hear back from grant organizations: We did receive 1 rejection letter, but we still have 4 out there and 2 or 3 that we can't apply for until their 2017 applications are updated, so I keep checking those websites, and am confident God will supply our every need.
5) Lastly, Moriah and I have been studying the culture and country of China. We have a pinterest board together that we pin fun and interesting things we'd like to see in China or customs that are different from ours. Her favorite thing to tell others - "If we burp at the dinner table in China, they will see it as a compliment for their good food, instead of bad manners, so we can burp as much as we want there!" Oh my, what a dainty little girl! ;)
Our next big step in the process is DTC (Dossier To China)!!
Since the holidays close everything down in both countries for the next few weeks and then the Chinese New Year begins at the end of January, there isn't much we can do but wait....and pray.
2) We follow the stories of and have met through Facebook 2 other families from our agency that have adopted girls from Lottie's orphanage. We know them because we recognize their girls from videos and pictures we've seen of Lottie with them. One is in China now and her husband has the flu! Would you pray for them with me? I've also been praying for Lottie even more than usual, as she must miss her sweet little friends. We have decided to make sure we get our girls together at some point, now that we've met. What a precious reunion that will be!
3) We are tracking the care package we sent to Lottie and her caregivers from the usps app, which left on December 16. It took us a while to get the weight correct because we wanted to send so much!
:) Please pray that it arrives safely. It's so good to know God cares about the littlest details and has his angels watching over our special deliveries.4) Waiting to hear back from grant organizations: We did receive 1 rejection letter, but we still have 4 out there and 2 or 3 that we can't apply for until their 2017 applications are updated, so I keep checking those websites, and am confident God will supply our every need.
5) Lastly, Moriah and I have been studying the culture and country of China. We have a pinterest board together that we pin fun and interesting things we'd like to see in China or customs that are different from ours. Her favorite thing to tell others - "If we burp at the dinner table in China, they will see it as a compliment for their good food, instead of bad manners, so we can burp as much as we want there!" Oh my, what a dainty little girl! ;)
Merry Christmas from the Martins! Here are some our favorite family picture outtakes that show my kids at their REALest! :) xoxo
