Answered Prayer

Sorry for not giving you a real update for a couple of days. It’s been a bit hectic. I wanted to give a bit of an explanation as to why I am not publicizing all of the issues we are now facing. First of all, some things are just personal. Also, this is a public blog. Many families have made their blogs private, but I’ve heard from many people (complete strangers) how much they enjoy reading this and following along, so I’ve worked hard to keep it public. I do have it set so that it should not come up in search engines, but I’m trying to be careful. If some information got back to the wrong people it could make life much more difficult for us.

Yesterday I found out that I needed to go see a very important man that could help us with our case. This man is known to be difficult and not always welcoming or willing to talk. I asked on Facebook for people to pray for this meeting…. for it to happen and for the outcome. Several people even promised to set their alarms and wake up in the night to pray for us. What a blessing! Wow, I am so glad that asked for your prayers. (By the way, sorry for not mentioning it on the blog, but there was not time). At first I was told the meeting could not happen today. Then I was told “maybe” and to “stay close”. Finally I got a call and was told, “Come now”. The man saw me... he was very kind and gracious… he let me speak freely to him… and he did everything in his power to help. He even remembered meeting Mercy previously and remarked how great she is looking and told me that I am taking very good care of her. Amazing!

We have new hoops that we must jump through. I was able to obtain one important piece of paperwork today within just about an hour of time. Anyone who has done business here can tell you that is miraculous. Pray for the rest of the steps to go smoothly and quickly. I need several more miracles to get all of this done. Yesterday, I got the old school song, “God Will Make a Way” in my head. I haven’t thought about that song in ages, but it kept coming to mind. Today, while sitting in an office waiting, the secretary’s cell phone rang. Guess what song is her ring tone? “God Will Make a Way”. Thanks God… I got the message.

Believe it or not, there is a lot more stuff that went down today, but through it all I had a peace. I know this will all be resolved eventually. I know Mercy is my daughter. It blessed my heart today to have at least 5 people that saw Mercy when I first got here, remark today on how amazing her transformation has been and what great care and love has done for her.

I hope our journey is not scaring other families away from adoption. Ours is an unusual set of circumstances. Overall, the process for adoption/legal guardianship from Uganda has greatly improved recently. Several families this month have been in and out of the country in 3-4 weeks. For whatever reason that is not the case for me and my family, but we’re ok with that. We know God has a reason and a plan for all of this. I’m trying to soak up this extra one on one time with Mercy and look for all of things God wants me to accomplish with my time here.

Many of you may be thinking that I’m crazy. I’m sure some have questioned my sanity at leaving my poor husband to care for everything at home for the past 8 weeks. How could I leave Emma and Avery for so long? Why invest so much money into this one thing? I will say this has been one of the most trying circumstances of my life. You have no idea how difficult it is to be away from Cody, Emma and Avery. My “mommy guilt” is off the charts right now. But Mercy is my daughter too. Christians are commanded to take care of orphans. It does not say to only love orphans when it is easy.  I can specifically tell you that the first time I saw Mercy, when she was 3 weeks old, I knew God wanted her to be my child.  Adoption is hard, but I chose this battle and I love her as my own. That is why I’ve been here so long, spent so much money, and will continue to do what I have to in order to get us home. It’s my job… I’m Mercy’s mommy.