Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Verse for the Day
Exodus 10:1-2
Then the Lord said to Moses, "Return to Pharaoh and make your demands again. I have made him and his officials stubborn so I can display my miraculous signs among them. I've also done it so you can tell you children and grandchildren about how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and about the signs I displayed among them-and so you will know that I am the LORD."
Would it be that the events leading to Miki's release and homecoming would display the Lord's glory and serve to bodly proclaim to our children and theirs that THE LORD IS GOD!
Then the Lord said to Moses, "Return to Pharaoh and make your demands again. I have made him and his officials stubborn so I can display my miraculous signs among them. I've also done it so you can tell you children and grandchildren about how I made a mockery of the Egyptians and about the signs I displayed among them-and so you will know that I am the LORD."
Would it be that the events leading to Miki's release and homecoming would display the Lord's glory and serve to bodly proclaim to our children and theirs that THE LORD IS GOD!
New Hope
Dear Family & Friends,
Our family wanted to send out a quick update and thank you email to all of you who have been on this journey of prayer and fasting for Baby-M these last several weeks. Today is May 9th. Today is the day that has been set aside on the Ethiopian calendar to indicate that from this point forward, families whose cases are submitted to court will need to travel twice. As I sit here and type this email, we don't have any additional or new information than we had several weeks ago when I sent out the first email concerning Baby-M's case other than that he still needs his approval letter signed.
Baby-M's form is still waiting to be signed and our case is still waiting to be submitted to the court. Although we have had many opportunities to be downcast and discouraged (some that we have taken), God has given us new hope.
Even though it seems that the situation has not changed, we trust and believe that we serve a Great God who is more than capable of moving the mountains that are keeping Baby-M in Ethiopia.
I would have loved to send out an email today proclaiming Baby-M's release or even news of a court date. Although we don't yet have that news, the news we do have is so much greater! God is God. God is in control. God is Good. God loves Baby-M...sees Baby-M... and WILL BRING BABY-M HOME!
God is at work...even though we we can't visible see the evidence of his movement in the situation with Baby-M.
I have been reading in Exodus this last week and have been so ministered to by the story of Moses. The Israelites were in desperate need of deliverance and God heard them and sent a deliverer to rescue them. We pray that He will do the same for Baby-M.
Thank you for being a part of this journey. Thank you for praying for our son. We ask that you would continue to pray for him as God brings him to your mind and heart. We will continue to send out prayer updates and any new information that we receive.
We often think and talk about how amazing it will be to tell Baby-M the story of his homecoming and these events are serving to make the story even more miraculous. How we long for the day to tell Baby-M about you and your prayers and love for him too. Thank you again for serving our family through prayer!
May God get great Glory through Baby-M's story and life,
Jack, Sarah & Aaron Keller
Our family wanted to send out a quick update and thank you email to all of you who have been on this journey of prayer and fasting for Baby-M these last several weeks. Today is May 9th. Today is the day that has been set aside on the Ethiopian calendar to indicate that from this point forward, families whose cases are submitted to court will need to travel twice. As I sit here and type this email, we don't have any additional or new information than we had several weeks ago when I sent out the first email concerning Baby-M's case other than that he still needs his approval letter signed.
Baby-M's form is still waiting to be signed and our case is still waiting to be submitted to the court. Although we have had many opportunities to be downcast and discouraged (some that we have taken), God has given us new hope.
Even though it seems that the situation has not changed, we trust and believe that we serve a Great God who is more than capable of moving the mountains that are keeping Baby-M in Ethiopia.
I would have loved to send out an email today proclaiming Baby-M's release or even news of a court date. Although we don't yet have that news, the news we do have is so much greater! God is God. God is in control. God is Good. God loves Baby-M...sees Baby-M... and WILL BRING BABY-M HOME!
God is at work...even though we we can't visible see the evidence of his movement in the situation with Baby-M.
I have been reading in Exodus this last week and have been so ministered to by the story of Moses. The Israelites were in desperate need of deliverance and God heard them and sent a deliverer to rescue them. We pray that He will do the same for Baby-M.
Thank you for being a part of this journey. Thank you for praying for our son. We ask that you would continue to pray for him as God brings him to your mind and heart. We will continue to send out prayer updates and any new information that we receive.
We often think and talk about how amazing it will be to tell Baby-M the story of his homecoming and these events are serving to make the story even more miraculous. How we long for the day to tell Baby-M about you and your prayers and love for him too. Thank you again for serving our family through prayer!
May God get great Glory through Baby-M's story and life,
Jack, Sarah & Aaron Keller
Monday, January 11, 2010
God provides....
God is so faithful! It never ceases to amaze me how many times He interrupts situations to bring about His sovereign will.
These past several days we have seen yet again how faithful God is! On Friday, everything with our adoption seemed to be a giant mess. Important documents weren't where they needed to be, our paperwork had been filed incorrectly (instead of being filed as if we were escorting...they were filed as if we were traveling); however, God used each of these little setbacks to reveal His plan for how we were to proceed.
The New Plan:
I will be traveling to Ethiopia, along with a dear friend to pick up Baby M. We have never felt peace with Jack going just because of how oversees travel could affect his health. We want to keep Jack as healthy as we can so I will just be traveling. We also didn't feel peace about me going by myself and so God raised up a wonderful travel partner to accompany me!
There are still circumstances that we are waiting for God to work out, but we are confident that He will work them out in his timing!
Just today we found out that we have every penny that we will need to bring Baby M home! God has provided!!! He is so faithful....Three years ago, we didn't know how we would do it but God has and we have all of the finances that we need! Thank you Lord for ALWAYS providing for Your will to be accomplished in our lives!
These past several days we have seen yet again how faithful God is! On Friday, everything with our adoption seemed to be a giant mess. Important documents weren't where they needed to be, our paperwork had been filed incorrectly (instead of being filed as if we were escorting...they were filed as if we were traveling); however, God used each of these little setbacks to reveal His plan for how we were to proceed.
The New Plan:
I will be traveling to Ethiopia, along with a dear friend to pick up Baby M. We have never felt peace with Jack going just because of how oversees travel could affect his health. We want to keep Jack as healthy as we can so I will just be traveling. We also didn't feel peace about me going by myself and so God raised up a wonderful travel partner to accompany me!
There are still circumstances that we are waiting for God to work out, but we are confident that He will work them out in his timing!
Just today we found out that we have every penny that we will need to bring Baby M home! God has provided!!! He is so faithful....Three years ago, we didn't know how we would do it but God has and we have all of the finances that we need! Thank you Lord for ALWAYS providing for Your will to be accomplished in our lives!
Friday, January 8, 2010
"Did you think it would be easy?"
my husband asked me tonight? "Well....I didn't think it would be this hard...." I replied.
Adoption.
This has been a long day.
This has been a long month.
Ever since accepting our referral it seems like time is standing still. Each day we anxiously wait for news...any news....that our case is progressing on the timeline but no news comes. We were fortunate to hear that our case was submitted to court, which is a huge praise! Today we encountered several "bumps" in the road. I am not able to share details at this point....Jack and I are just praying for the Lord's guidance and wisdom.
I didn't think adoption would be easy...but I had no idea how hard it would be....and we don't even have our court date yet.
This has been a humbling day where "our" plans seem like they are falling apart but we do know that God is for us....Time means nothing to Him - He is Master over time...that He can do what we can't and nothing is impossible for Him.
Adoption.
This has been a long day.
This has been a long month.
Ever since accepting our referral it seems like time is standing still. Each day we anxiously wait for news...any news....that our case is progressing on the timeline but no news comes. We were fortunate to hear that our case was submitted to court, which is a huge praise! Today we encountered several "bumps" in the road. I am not able to share details at this point....Jack and I are just praying for the Lord's guidance and wisdom.
I didn't think adoption would be easy...but I had no idea how hard it would be....and we don't even have our court date yet.
This has been a humbling day where "our" plans seem like they are falling apart but we do know that God is for us....Time means nothing to Him - He is Master over time...that He can do what we can't and nothing is impossible for Him.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Progress!
We heard from our agency yesterday that our case has been submitted to court....now we wait for an official court date!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
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