Catching UP

Hello dear Bloggy Friends:)
I am sorry to those who pray on our behalf, look for updates on this blog and haven't found one in quite a while.
I confess that I haven't felt much like writing lately...the truth is I haven't "felt like" doing a lot of things lately. The painful reality of the empty room in our home feels too heavy some days. I keep the door closed only going in for "on my face prayer time" - crying out to the Lord on our sons behalf. As hard as some days are and as empty as that room is - our lives are so full of Lily's laughter and constant love of life. I know what we are going through is not unusual. Our world is full of people going through hard times...waiting on healing, waiting for a repaired relationship, waiting for a job, waiting on a family member to come home. Last week I was reminded once again of a verse that has meant a lot to me.

Let us not grow weary of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Galatians 6:9

So - we have not given up. On the days that I am weary - I am so thankful for the body of believers that support us whether in person or in prayer - that you call on the strength of the Lord to be our strength. On the days I am all prayed out - it is a great comfort to know their are others interceding for us. THANK YOU!

I am always wondering when the "just the right time" will be??? I dream of the day I can share our good news with you all. Until then, here is where we are in the process.

Our attorney has drafted an addendum to our response that was previously submitted which includes the death certificate of Silas' birth mother. We are STILL WAITING on our orphanage to provide documents that support the death certificate - simple information really about who obtained it, how she died, etc. We "hope" to have that tomorrow, but either way the addendum will be submitted this week.

Mr. Bannis will receive the new information by email and the USCIS office in DC will get it as well. Mr. Bannis had given us until March 1 to provide more information and said he would not make his decision until then. By our own US laws, Silas meets the definition of an orphan and even more so now that his birth mother is deceased. We certainly expect for this to be Mr. Bannis' conclusion and be able to move forward with a VISA and bring our son home. Please especially pray for that when you think of us over the next couple weeks. It all seems so simple, yet it is obviously not or Silas would have been snug in his bed for 4 months already. It is clear to us that there is much opposition to getting orphans in to loving homes. May God pave the way and be glorified in the process.

Thank you for caring and for praying.

Love to all,

lori

for all of us

Noel, Lily, Silas, and Louis

**The super cool magnet board in between the boys beds was a gift from my sissies. It has the verses from Isaiah 58 that we founded The Titus Task from - in Haitian Kreyol language! So fun:)