When someone tells you, "We got a referral today!", jump around with them! Laugh, squeal, fall on a chair with surprise. For today is a day as special as the day someone has a baby.
An adoption referral is when an agency takes the information about you and your family and matches it to a child whom they think would best fit your family.
Adopting families receive a phone call, e-mail, or letter with the information on the child. If my family was the one receiving the referral, we would pray about the decision and answer the agency whether or not we felt we could provide a home to the child or children.It is such an exciting time, because you are so close to having a new member of the family!!!
For us, since we are adopting from Ethiopia, although the referral is such a thrilling time, we still have to wait for the government of Ethiopia to give us permission. Sometimes they don't give their okay and our case is brought back to court or we have to wait again for another referral.
I hope we won't have to deal with waiting again. But God is in control and if he wants us to adopt again, he will do it in his perfect timing!
Emily
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