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I've noticed all sorts of different themed threads here in the Fiddleback forum and thought that I'd give this thread a shot! My name is Luke and my family and I are living and serving as missionaries in Bolivia, South America. About 3 ½ years ago we coordinated with a local orphanage and brought a church group (we started a church for Deaf people) to the orphanage bearing gifts for the kids and items that could help. We also took time to try and bring a moment of joy to the kids that were there. During all the visits leading up to the actual event, my family was introduced to a little baby girl that was 3 months old. My 2 daughters ( 2 ½ & 5 at the time) asked if we could take her home with us! It wasn't possible at the time, but it sure got my wife and I thinking. Now fast-forward to November of last year. Those seeds finally grew and we decided to pursue an adoption . . . that little girl is long gone, but there are lots of other children that need a family. Now, after 6 months of paperwork, interviews, evaluations, and lots of roller coaster emotions, we've finally got to a point where the judge has reviewed and accepted our request for a child. But, the way they do it here, is that you can't select the child you want. We were able to select a gender and an age range . . . and now it is up to the system to see if there is a child available. We just found out that there are 15 couples waiting, so the judge said she needs 20-30 days to sort things out. We don't know where we fall in the pecking order, but we are hoping and praying that all the children won't be taken before our names come up! If that happens, we will be put on an indefinite waiting list until a child is available in the age range we selected.
I've noticed all sorts of different themed threads here in the Fiddleback forum and thought that I'd give this thread a shot! My name is Luke and my family and I are living and serving as missionaries in Bolivia, South America. About 3 ½ years ago we coordinated with a local orphanage and brought a church group (we started a church for Deaf people) to the orphanage bearing gifts for the kids and items that could help. We also took time to try and bring a moment of joy to the kids that were there. During all the visits leading up to the actual event, my family was introduced to a little baby girl that was 3 months old. My 2 daughters ( 2 ½ & 5 at the time) asked if we could take her home with us! It wasn't possible at the time, but it sure got my wife and I thinking. Now fast-forward to November of last year. Those seeds finally grew and we decided to pursue an adoption . . . that little girl is long gone, but there are lots of other children that need a family. Now, after 6 months of paperwork, interviews, evaluations, and lots of roller coaster emotions, we've finally got to a point where the judge has reviewed and accepted our request for a child. But, the way they do it here, is that you can't select the child you want. We were able to select a gender and an age range . . . and now it is up to the system to see if there is a child available. We just found out that there are 15 couples waiting, so the judge said she needs 20-30 days to sort things out. We don't know where we fall in the pecking order, but we are hoping and praying that all the children won't be taken before our names come up! If that happens, we will be put on an indefinite waiting list until a child is available in the age range we selected.
