The past six months have been a roller coaster ride with the adoption. At any given time we didn't know where we stood with it all. We were (and still are) all in. Others have not been as sure. The largest obstacle in the last 4 months has been Ghana's decision to hold all foreign adoptions. What does this mean? Good question. We have spent considerable time trying to figure it out. When our agency learned this "hold" might be happening they worked hard to get as many answers as possible. Their hard work on this front continues to this day. No matter the reason we strongly believe that the Ghanaian government is trying in every possible way to protect their people. We also believe that God has called us to love and raise this brother and sister, and, therefore, we will not stop working to bring them home.
At one point in time this year we didn't know what was going to happen with this adoption. It seemed as though we hit roadblocks at every turn. Then, a ray of hope in the form of paperwork being completed, (a little) money in hand, and a potential court date. Due to things beyond anyone's control the court date did not happen. Saddened as we were, we still held on to the hope that somehow we would soon see the children. Enter the "hold". So many questions. So many tears. But still hope.
Out of respect for those working on our case, the Ghanaian government, and the children themselves, we won't share with you everything that has happened. What we can do is assure you that we are charging ahead and we have recently been given another ray of hope. Our plan is to share more information as we have it (and are given permission to share). We ask that you please continue to pray for Shadrach and Esther, as well as for our family, Generations Adoptions (our agency), those working on our case in Ghana, and the Ghanaian government.
