My wife and I are learning that there is nothing easy about the adoption process. There are days when we are overwhelmed with the immensity of the process. Other days, we are asked for an update, but are unable to give one other than that we are just "waiting".
We have been waiting for almost three weeks now to hear back from a Homestudy agency regarding their willingness to do our homestudy. Today, I heard from our Placement agency, that the Homestudy agency had contacted them with concerns about our income not being sufficient. Arghhhhh!!!! Our Placement agency, Lifeline Children Services, feels that our income is sufficient and is going to bat for us with the homestudy agency. Please pray about this situation. We cannot move forward until our homestudy is complete.
On another note, the reason Lifeline cannot do our homestudy is because they are not licensed in North Carolina...yet. They are working hard to get an office licensed in our State and have hired a director already. They are saying it will be soon. We just don't know when "soon" will be! Please pray about this as well, because if this were to happen in the next could of months, we would possibly be able to have them do our homestudy rather than a third party agency!
I do not know which way God will work this out. I do not have the ability to control my income at this point, so it will just have to be enough. I also know that there are other families with income challenges that have successfully completed the adoption process. We would greatly appreciate your prayers for this hurtle. In case I have been a little unclear, the prayer needs are.
1. A way to increase our income.
2. Final approval from Amazing Grace Adoption regarding our Homestudy
3. The quick licensing of Lifeline for work in North Carolina.
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