Thursday, September 8, 2005

We received the following email this afternoon:

"I thought I would forward to you the written response I received from China. The consulate had disconnected their number to the adoption unit (because so many people were calling) so I had to work my way through 10 transfers last night to talk with someone in the adoption bureau. Once there I was only told they had received my request…nothing more and nothing less. What is happening, as you will see below, is the perfect storm. They have 500+ families wanting to travel in October. There is limited time to travel (with reasonable costs) in October, therefore creating high demand and little opportunity. Please know we are doing our best to keep this moving for you and that we in the agency are equally frustrated by these unfolding events. Also, please take a minute to pray for these events and then take a moment to reflect that we are not in control of what happens here and we can only do our best to work within the scenarios presented to us. "

If we do not hear anything tomorrow morning, we will have to wait until next week. October and even possibly November travel dates are becoming more the reality now. While it is difficult knowing that families that received their referrals the same day we did are on their way to China today, we still firmly believe that God is in control and His timing is perfect.

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