We are adopting a child...Leo. Here he is with Maile...don't they look happy? We'll be picking him up in the Philippines soon...very soon (I hope). Perhaps in the next couple of weeks. The PI requires that both parents come to the PI to pick up their adopted children and we'll be taking Maile with us. Lately, our travel plans have been up in the air with typhoons, the death of the former PI president and the shutting down of government offices... beauracratic stuff. Sigh...I'm continually finding that God's perfect timing doesn't always line up with my schedule.
Anyway, the good news is our paperwork is done and the adoption fees are paid...miraculously! Praise God. Leo has completed his visa medical exam and interview, which are the final steps in the process before his visa is issued and we get "the call" to travel.
The adoption journey has been an 8 month process (so far) for us...full of every kind of emotion, feeling, surprise, disappointment, joy, and uncertainty you can imagine. A journey of faith and pure reliance on God. Enough said. I have a blog I started last year that documents part of what led us to Leo (http://www.markanthonyfund.blogspot.com) and I'm now continuing our story with this new and more personal blogsite. Leo is a big part of what "IS" coming...part of our new beginning.
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