Back to waiting on Russia

So sorry to those of you who have been anxiously awaiting news of the local adoption opportunity we told you about. It is with total peace that we tell you God clearly closed that door and led us back to waiting on our referral from Russia.

Once the little boy here in Gainesville was put into the foster care system, we knew it would be a long shot. And the more we found out about the situation, the more uncomfortable we became. It would have a been a long wait to finalize the adoption and there were many unknowns about some important details. After another week of hearing nothing, we both felt a confirmation from the Lord that even if we did hear something, we were supposed to say no. This decision was met with complete peace in both of our hearts.

And so, we are back to waiting for a referral from Russia. Our adoption agency continues to see movement within several regions of Russia, but our dossier has yet to be registered in a specific region. This is the next step that will need to happen. Because we have been waiting so long, some of our paperwork will begin expiring in the next few months. It will actually be nice to have some "hands on" work we can do related to the adoption again while we wait to hear more.