Why Should I Adopt?

You know, the road has been long and difficult and there have been so many bumps along the way! Sometimes this journey feels like traveling along the amazingly treachorous roads in Latin America! But, God is moving! God is working! God is in control, when everything else seems to be out of control! God is answering my prayers for more information and I am still waiting on some more information this week, please keep praying for that! Prayerfully, I am getting so much closer to bringing my sweet little girl home!

But, what is on my heart is about an amazing discussion that we had in Sunday school this morning. You see, on person asked for prayer for our nation, as he had recently heard some statistics regarding the HORRIBLE sex-trafficking industry. In various areas of the world 80-95% of all orphans who age out of the orphanages end up in sex-trafficking and prostitution just so that they can eat! You see, they never had anything of their own and at 16 or 17 years of age they are released from an orphange, in which they had probably never left the outside gates. They have no life skills, they have no food, no money and no one to turn to. Even more shocking is the fact that when these young people are taken to the gates, there is a pimp there ready to entice them into sex and prostitution, with promises of a place to stay and food to eat! HORRENDOUS!!!! And, this morning while I am reminded of the horrible statistics (some I knew, some I didn't) I was completely reminded of what God's call on my life is! God's call on my life is to do everything I can, through HIS power to reach one! If each one could reach one and/or save one, what a different world we might live in?!? While I want a child of my own, God's calling on my life is so much bigger than the fact that I want to be a Mommy... which I REALLY want to do! But, God is passionate for HIS children, ALL OF THEM! He commands us in scripture to care for the widows and orphans.... now this might look different for each person, but when asked "Why are you adopting?" "Why are you willing to go through the time, emotional strain, stress and financial burden of adopting?" The answer is because God has a plan for a precious little girl and for her life, and His plan is so much bigger than I can even think or imagine! He has a passion for this little girl and He loves her, just has He loves me and you! And, I for whatever reason only know to Him, get to come along for the ride! I get to honor Him with my life in taking care of this precious soul! This is why I am adopting! And, my prayer is that each person who knows my story and about my journey will be blessed and encouraged to find their own way to help the orphans of our world!

To God be the glory for the things He has done, the things He is doing, and the things He will do! Thank you for your continued prayers, now is a really crucial time in my adoption process and while I am waiting some more information, some decisions are having to be made, so please continue to pray! I can't put everyting on here right now, one day I can share a little bit more, but God knows what needs to be done! So, thank you for praying for the Lord's wisdom and will during these next few weeks!

Blessings!
Becca

Where Am I Now?

Well, I just got back from a very wonderful "low key" visit with my Mom and South Florida family! It was so nice to not have any agendas, if we felt like doing something we did, and if we didn't feel like doing anything, we didn't! A vacation can't get any better than that, can it?!?

While I was away, the Executive Director for my agency did meet with the Peruvian Gov't and God answered so many prayers while he was there! Praise the Lord from whom all blessings flow! I can't go into a lot of details, but GOD is working! Now I know you are all wondering, "So what does that mean for you?" "When are you going to get your sweet little girl?"..... all I can say is hopefully soon! I still do not have a match, I am still working on that. And here is my latest and probably strongest prayer request.....

There is a mountain so huge, and it needs moving! All I have is a mustard seed of faith, (thank goodness those things are so little b/c I am not sure I could have any more faith somedays!) but, I am choosing FAITH in God! PLEASE PRAY for God's will to be done in bringing me the child He has for me! I have to be honest, I am growing weary in the WAITING, we all know I am not very good at it to begin with! PLEASE pray for God's speed in this process and that He will bring me my sweet child really soon! Also, I have some decisions to make regarding work (well my second job) and these are based on when I will get to go to Peru! Please pray that God will give me the wisdome to know what to do.

Thank you for praying, I still need lots of prayers! I don't even know how to express what I need you to pray for, but God knows what I need! And, above all, please pray for my sweet little girl, God already knows who she is! Pray for her protection, her healing, her spirit and for her to have resiliency! I am so ready to have her, but for now she is in God's hands, and I know HE IS ABLE to care for her!

"It is not by might, not by power, but by MY SPIRIT says the Lord" Zechariah 3:6

Update and More Waiting!

Well, as promised, when I had some answers I would let you all know! After much prayer, thought and talking with various people in the "adoption world" (pediatricians who specialize in adoption, my social worker and the International program director for my agency) I have decided to WAIT a little bit longer! My agency is trying to work some things out with the Peruvian government to help expedite the process and to also get more children into loving homes. PLEASE PRAY for this meeting over the next several weeks. The meeting is hoped to happen for about 3-4 weeks from now. PLEASE pray that the Lord will cause the Peruvian government to find favor with our agency and above all for the many children who need a loving home! For right now, I have taken some steps on both paths that I mentioned in the last blog post, but what seems best to me right now is to WAIT! (Can you believe that, I am WILLING to WAIT!-- NOT like me at ALL!-- Must be GOD!) But, I think it best to wait until after our agency's meeting to see before I go any farther down either of the paths. Again, PLEASE just PRAY, PRAY, PRAY that God's will be done and that the Peruvian Government will find favor with my agency! Blessings to all of you, and THANK YOU for the prayers!! I probably won't have much to update until after our agency's meeting in Peru.... but I PROMISE, I will keep you all posted!

"Therefore the Lord is waiting to show you mercy, and is rising up to show you compassion, for the Lord is a just God. Happy are all who wait patiently for Him." -Isaiah 30:18

Prayers & Thanks

Hello All! Thank you for your woverwhelming offering of prayers for me this week. I have certainly felt them and needed them! There have been some adoption news this week. I stil can not go into a lot of detail, but I have been considering a particular child and also considering changing countries. Both of these are two completely seperate roads and I hae to decide which is the best road for me and above all for this sweet little girl! I am still looking at both roads, trying to determine which is the path that God would have me to take! It has been a very difficult week, but God has been so faithful through it all! Please continue to pray that God will show me the path that He would have me take, b/c this is entirely in His hands! Additionally, my eyes have been opened even more this week for the children around the world who are in orphanages. I firmly believe God has a home for each one of those sweet children, please pray that they find their forever families soon!Thank you for your prayers and I will update again when I have more information on which path I choose. In the meantime, please just pray, pray, pray! Blessings!!

Just an Update!

Hello All!
I am sorry I haven't updated everyone in a while, but unfortunately there hasn't been anything to update. I am still waiting for a matach. This part of the process has officially been the hardest part! There were other parts that I thought were hard, but they were nothing compared to the WAITING!!! I am not good at waiting, and unfortunately I am learning a lot about it! I know everything is in His Hands and His timing, please just pray that God will find favor and cause all that needs to happen to happen soon! I had planned on being gone and back home by now and using this summer time to spend with my new little one, but God's timing and my timing have NEVER been the same! So, I am using the time to work on her room and getting things ready for next school year.
Here are some things to be praying for and I will update again as soon as I know soemthing more!
1. Please pray for God's speed in bringing my sweet little girl home.
2. Please pray for all those involved in making decisions for me. Pray that God
will give them all wisdom, strength, and discernment.
3. Please pray for God's will and timing, even though I would like for it to be
NOW!!

Mother's Day

Well, I have to confess, I had really hoped that I would have my sweet little girl by now and that this would be my first Mother's Day..... but that wasn't in God's plan for today. I thought about being sad, and I was a little, but I decided that I can be sad and feel sorry for myself or I could spend this day praying for my little one and that God will make me the best Mom I can be for her!

I have had such a wonderful blessing in my precious Mother, that I pray I can be half the Mother that she has been for me! She sacrificed MUCH to make my brother and I the best we could be and give us what we needed! Thanks Mom for all of the life lessons you have taught me, I hope to be half the Mom you are!

For my sweet little one, who isn't here just yet, I pray that I am the best Mom I can be for you! I know I am not the one who brought you into this world, but I pray that you will always know that God has a purpose for your life and for coming to be my sweet little girl! I promise to love you, cherish you, and dedicate you to God for his putposes for your life! Jesus loves you so much more than you will ever know, and I pray that I will be able to show you, in some small way, just how much He loves you and cares for you!

Blessings to all of the wonderful Mothers in this world, may God give you the strength, courage and hope you need for each day!

More Waiting

Well, if you read the post just before this one, you will see that I said I wasn't good at waiting and that I was probably in for the long haul! Well, and I am NOT JOKING when I say this, the VERY NEXT DAY, I got an e-mail from my social worker updating all those in the Peru adoption process of some changes. Well, unfortunately, I am in for a longer wait... just as I had put in my blog! Isn't it funny how God prepares our thoughts and hearts for the tough news?!? The extra time is on our Government's side.... which is REALLY frustrating! Now when all is said and done and I have my little girl, I now have to wait 2-3 months before I can travel to go get her, this has to do with our immigration laws. Everything else, the entire process, I can honestly say is done for the best interest of my child... but having to wait 2-3 months while I know she is mine and she knows she has a Mommy coming to get her.... that I am just not sure is in the best interest of my child! It is frustrating and has lengthened my time frame quite a bit, so there is no knowing when I might travel. It could be the end of the summer or it could be this time next year... I'll just have to wait on God and TRUST HIM! I am reminded of a song that says "When you can't see His hand, TRUST His heart.." and of the one thing I know for sure, my little girl is His heart and He will protect her, provide for her and love her, and always has, always will!

Please continue to pray, pray for God's timing and for His peace in the waiting!