A Waiting Family

"Yet the Lord longs to be gracious to you;
He rises to show you compassion.
For the Lord is a God of justice.
Blessed are all who wait for Him!"
-Isaiah 30:18

This Bible verse was in our latest newsletter from Bethany Christian Services and was a great reminder of God's goodness!  He has blessed us already as we worked through our checklists and jumped through hoops, and He will continue to bless us as we wait for Him and His PERFECT timing for our family.

Many people have asked us where we "fit" in the grand  scheme of our adoption agency.  We have some current numbers about our Modesto agency that we thought might be helpful...since January 2010:
15 placements (domestic and inter-country)
30 "waiting families"   (THIS IS US!)
5 birthmothers at Bethany's House
13 potential birth mothers in counseling
2 families "matched" with potential birth moms

Every month we receive a newsletter with these updated numbers along with the first names of all the waiting families.  This has been a great reminder for us to pray for others in our same place....sometimes its difficult to not feel like its a competition!  Praying for each other and for Bethany Christian Services' worldwide ministries has been a great source of comfort and conviction.  Please join us!

"All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful."
-Psalm 25:10