Esther Update!

James 1:12 (New International Version, ©2011)

12 Blessed is the one who perseveres under trial because, having stood the test, that person will receive the crown of life that the Lord has promised to those who love him.


Esther update: God moved mountains is all I can say. I will give the details once Esther is home, but just know the faithfulness of God is amazing and worthy of our praise!!! Esther and the team will be coming HOME, all together on March 28 at 3:25pm....and what a celebration it will be!!!

I have so much to share, but I thought I would throw out a few fun facts that have gone on during this journey....

Our scheduled court date was EXACTLY 9 months, to the day, after Charlie and Lashae had met her and she was CONCEIVED in Charlie's heart.

The orphanage paperwork came through THE DAY it was due for the judge to rule in our favor...(this paperwork had been in the works for 16 months).

I drove from here to Banks, Oregon to get our home study picked up, THE DAY IT GOT FINISHED, so it could be hand delivered to our lawyer in Uganda, and after a wild 4hr. drive, we arrived with 1 minute to spare!!!

We had less than 48 hrs to leave once we learned when our court date was scheduled and we got the best prices on airfare EVER!!! UNHEARD OF ON LAST MIN. TKTS

We raffled off our horse trailer to raise funds for bringing Esther home, and ended up getting it back. The folks that won it, donated it back, AND they are adoptive parents themselves, AND they have 3 internationally adopted Grandchildren.

Our home study agency cancelled the night before our home visit, and said they would not be able to complete our home study..we prayed, and they changed their minds in the night and came as ORIGINALLY SCHEDULED!

Over and over the Lord has confirmed that He is in this with us, and His faithfulness has been so amazing. I have a few more fun facts, but they will have to wait until we get our girl safe and sound in our arms!