Keep Praying

I am not at Liberty to disclose full information, but I do ask that you keep praying. Not just for us, as we anxiously wait, but also for the birthmothers looking at albums, the birthfathers who seem to be increasingly difficult and the families of those involved.

We've encountered such scenarios like birthfathers who simply aren't being compliant with birthmothers' wishes for a placement plan; birthfathers who haven't or can't be located and could have up to two months to contest an adoption without proper consent; parents of the birthparents who aren't in agreement of what their teenagers should choose...

This process is not just taxing on us as we wait - sometimes going weeks and months without hearing anything - but it is extremely difficult for the birthmothers and birthfathers and family members involved in agonizing over this life-changing decision. I can't even imagine. But I do know that we've met some of them and know them by name and it makes it very real that this process is not just about us getting a baby. It is about changing more than one life.

Specifically, I ask you to join with us in prayer for:
- The birthmothers and birthfathers to encounter positive examples of adoption and to fully understand the benefits and advantages of this gift of life
- For the birthfamilies to be filled with peace and discernment as they make such a difficult decision
- To trust, know and accept God's will (for all of us involved)
- For the interview process - for the birthmothers to have wisdom as they choose the adoptive families
- For the families involved - to know and experience God's saving grace through this process, if they haven't already, and to know His perfect peace as they move on with life after the baby's birth
- For the unborn babies - to be protected and healthy and to be given God's best for their lives

We also know of one situation that will be going to court this month as a young birthmother fights the birthfather for custody. Please keep them in your prayers. Pray for protection for this baby and for God's will to be done for this family.

Thank you, prayer warrior, for standing with us in faith.

Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD. Psalm 40:3b

We will shout for joy when you are victorious and will lift up our banners in the name of our God. May the LORD grant all your requests. Psalm 20:5