Hello dear friends and family!
It’s been about two months since our last post about our adoption process! Phew! There has been a lot going on in the Elswick world…the most time consuming and exciting (aside from the adoption) is our new church plant! We are planting a new church in South Florida (Crossway Church) in January 2010 and have been working very hard with preparations and planning. God has been gracious to us and we are excited to begin this new work!
The reason we haven’t updated for a short while is because we were in the waiting process regarding a change we made in our adoption journey. After much prayer, talks, and seeking wise counsel, we made the decision to stop our adoption to South Korea and turn out attention towards pursuing adoption from a small orphanage in Lo Tung, Taiwan. This is the same orphanage our sweet friends (Janie & Matt) recently adopted their son, Chase, from. Chase will be celebrating his 1-year birthday soon! Golly, time flies!
After successfully completing our Home Study, we met with our social worker to discuss our desire and opportunity to change from South Korea to Taiwan and she was 100% supportive! Her words of encouragement and desire to help us become first-time parents through adoption were so comforting! She truly loves her job and said that it’s not about where you adopt from…her job is to help families become families!
After a series of events, followed by applications, references and some paperwork, we received an email from the orphanage director last night at 12:08 am that we are officially on the waiting list! I, of course, ran upstairs to wake Jon up to share the great news and we are very excited! We still have a lot of work to do throughout the process and promise to keep you update every step of the way.
Now that we have officially made the switch to Taiwan, our updates will become more frequent again. J So, check back often and pray for us! Thank you for coming along on our journey through adoption – what a beautiful one it is!!
Proverbs 16:9 (ESV)
The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps.
(Posted by Melissa *E)
3 comments:
When I started my adoption journey, I started out in Russia. God had other plans and I am forever grateful for the change in plans as I see now that it was really a major God thing!
May God continue to direct your steps.
Congratulations on your decision to adopt from Taiwan! Isn't it a wonder the paths we are each drawn to?
I was wondering what the "gold party" you hosted was all about? We are looking for things to do to help defray adoption costs. We had our garage sale mid-August and it was amazing!
AnaL Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment!! I appreciate you and your insight...I remember you telling me adoptin was not for the faint of heart..and yes, you were right! :)
Rita: Thanks for stopping by!! I attended a gold party that a friend was hosting in her home (similar to a Mary Kay party, etc that you would host in your home). I was skeptical at first but I showed up with a little baggie filled with old gold jewelry, broken anklets, charms,rings, missing earrings, etc. I walked away with $320 on the spot. The gold buyer weighs, tests the karats, and then buys the gold off of you. I decided to host my own party and as the host I made over $1100 just by hosting the party. I received money based off the sales of each transaction. I cried. Literally, I cried. And it was a win, win b/c all of my friends and family members walked away with money in their pockets from old gold jewelry that had!! The price of gold is at an all time high (apparently b/c of the economy?) - check into it, ask around...hope you are able to find someone in your area that buys gold...preferably someone referred thru a friend or family member. XOXO
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