There is a couple at church, Kelly and Frank, who attended the same "new member potluck class" that we did, and subsequently joined the church the same time we did. They have an, oh, maybe 6-year-old girl. Soon after Christmas Kelly approached us to announce that she and Frank had decided to adopt from Guatemala and they knew we'd be especially pleased for them. We kept up-to-date with them, and Kelly told me two weeks ago that they were fifth on the list for a girl, and they hoped to get a referral at the end of August or start of September.
Today in church Frank got up to make the wonderful announcement - while they had been fifth on the list, a woman in Guat. approached their adoption agency and wanted to choose a family for her newborn daughter. She reviewed the first four families available, but picked Frank and Kelly when she read their information. They will be traveling next week to meet their new daughter, and hope to have her home by the end of the year. The congregation began to applaud, of course, but I burst out crying tears of happiness! I guess because all the "waiting feelings" and "referral feelings" flooded over me and I was so happy for them. Thoughts of Roman, who was referred to us 3 weeks before we were told to expect a referral. I am so excited for Frank & Kelly, and so thankful for Roman all over again.
Today in church Frank got up to make the wonderful announcement - while they had been fifth on the list, a woman in Guat. approached their adoption agency and wanted to choose a family for her newborn daughter. She reviewed the first four families available, but picked Frank and Kelly when she read their information. They will be traveling next week to meet their new daughter, and hope to have her home by the end of the year. The congregation began to applaud, of course, but I burst out crying tears of happiness! I guess because all the "waiting feelings" and "referral feelings" flooded over me and I was so happy for them. Thoughts of Roman, who was referred to us 3 weeks before we were told to expect a referral. I am so excited for Frank & Kelly, and so thankful for Roman all over again.
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