So here is the story....
I was on my way to the zoo last Thursday and our adoption (homestudy) agency called us. They wanted to know if we were interested in an African American baby boy, born June 19, that needed heart surgery. We said we would like to get more information on the extent of his heart condition and what the prognosis after surgery would be. I prayed and asked God for wisdom and clarity and we decided to pursue and get more info and meet with the cardiologist.
In the meantime I called our agency (placement agency) in Florida to let them know we had a case and to not show our profile there until we called. Well....they had just given our profile to a birthmother! That was crazy!! She said she would know something before we had to go to cardiologist appointment and make a decision here.
We met with the agency here in Nashville (which happens to be right down the street from our church) and we told them about the Florida situation. They said we should wait to hear from them before going to cardiologist appointment. So there were several days that we did not know what to do and which way God was going to take this. So we continued to pray that God would guide us and that we would trust Him. We got others to pray with us and left it in His hands.
Long story but we ended up at the cardiologist appointment yesterday. The surgeon gave us a good prognosis and we felt comfortable saying yes we wanted this baby. The agency called this morning to tell us he is ours!!
Now for the scary part...this tiny baby will have surgery on Monday. Please pray for the little guy, the surgery will be from about 8AM-1PM. It could be a 4-6 hour surgery and sometimes longer. He will be in intensive care for a couple of days and then he will be in a regular room. We are looking at probably a 2 week hospital stay. He has great foster parents and we are going to get to go see him tomorrow and let him start getting used to us. Official placement will be when he leaves the hospital to come home with us.
So God has brought Adoption #3 to a close, we know he is ours, we just have to trust God with the surgery and the details from here. It has been a long journey and we appreciate your prayers along the way! I'll close with the verse God laid on my heart for this adoption about a year ago.
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on you own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path." Prov. 3:5-6
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