The waiting game... it's so fun, isn't it?! The end of May we received a letter from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requesting evidence. The evidence that USCIS felt was missing was our home study approval to adopt special needs children. In order to satisfy the Immigration Services, we needed to complete the I-800A, Supplemental 3 Request Action, have an amended home study, and remit the documents with a check for $360. We went ahead and completed everything that the USCIS requested, mailed it to the USCIS lock-box in TX, and received conformation on June 27, 2011, that the USCIS had received our information and check. So, now we wait to see if we have satisfied the USCIS requirements.
But, why should adoption take so long? I understand that foreign governments can become overwhelmed with adoption requests. I also recognize that several foreign countries shut down for weeks at a time to celebrate holidays, wars can break out, and political unrest may slow the adoption process. As I wait for our sons’, I KNOW that God loves adoption but the Enemy opposes adoption. I have come to comprehend that the adoption process will have roadblocks and that the Enemy will attempt to upset any attempt to bring our sons’ into our home. I’m aware that we need to be on guard, and we must be committed to praying for our sons’ and their country.
Though the wait is lengthy, I am convinced it will be worth it. From a Christian standpoint, God went to great lengths to call me His own. Regardless of the why, God certainly uses this time. Nothing is wasted.
As we wait, we pray. We pray for our sons’ in China that are waiting for us. May our future sons' be protected from all harm and that they are able to comprehend what adoption means.
Gal. 6:9 says, "Let us not become weary in doing good, for a the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
