BIG NEWS!!!!!!!!!!

Don & I have been feeling the heart tugs for awhile.....finally, it seems the Spirit was REALLY urging me.....

"It's time"

We are officially starting the adoption process again!!!!!

We are sooooo excited. There wasn't even a question as to where....

Ethiopia!!

Haiti was briefly considered as well, but after looking into agencies, country requirements, cost and qualifications, we decided on Ethiopia for sure. Tomorrow we mail in the application. We're applying for either a boy or girl, single child or siblings, 18mo - 3 yrs. The process from application to travel could be anywhere from 12-24 months. Still shorter than China, which is 4-5 yrs (and the main reason we're not adopting from there again).

We've chosen the same agency we adopted Nate from and it will take up to 2 weeks to find out if they approve our app. From there, we begin collecting all the paperwork for our dossier. This could take 3-6 months. After that, we send in our papers and wait for a referral.

We've had a heart for Africa even before we adopted Nate. I can't wait to travel there to pick up our child & see their country & culture. More importantly, I'm excited to open our home to another orphan who would not have a family, otherwise. We asked Nate if he wanted a brother or sister. For a long time he said, "I want a brother!", but lately he's been asking for a sister. haha. For more info on Ethiopia, click here: ETHIOPIA ADOPTION

Please keep us in prayer....
1. for our app to be approved
2. for funds to be raised or made available for the adoption fees
3. for our child-to-be

God willing...this time next year we could be close to having Sullivan #2!