Lot's to Pray About

I haven’t written in a few days, but that doesn’t mean life hasn’t been eventful. I have been meaning to share our country of choice with you for some time, but right now we have two countries we are burdened for. I will tell you about our second choice first:

Ethiopia

·       Ethiopia is still the 4th poorest country in the world making about $160 per family per year.

·       One in ten children die before their first birthday

·       One in six children die before their fifth birthday

·       60% of children in Ethiopia are stunted because of malnutrition

·       The median age in Ethiopia is 17.8 years

·       1.5 million people are infected with AIDS (6th highest in the world)

·       720,000 children have been orphaned by AIDS alone

·       Per capita, Ethiopia receives less aid than any country in Africa

·       There are 4.6 million orphans there right now.

Our heart cries out for this country and their beautiful children who have yet to find their forever families. We were ready to start our adoption from Ethiopia. We are even preapproved, but there is another country very dear to my heart.

Ecuador

I was born in Ecuador twenty-some years ago, and lived there the first four years of my life. Half of my family is still living there, including my dad. Growing up, I travelled to Ecuador yearly, and have seen their orphans face to face. I personally know and have felt the conditions these children live in. How could I not jump on this amazing opportunity???? Because Ecuador won’t let me!!!! I believed this was a closed case, but then the Lord led a wonderful woman to meet my parents in Ecuador. She has adopted two kids and has given me hope that an adoption from Ecuador is possible! Here is where your prayers come in. This is where my heart’s desires lie. I will try my hardest and fight with all my might to truly find out if an Ecuadorian adoption is possible. I will only let God shut this door. Yesterday, I visited 209 adoption websites searching for an Ecuador program. I found three, called, and was denied by two. Number 209 only works with Ecuador, but their office was closed by the time I called. I will be speaking with them today. Please pray with me, specifically and with confidence. We serve a mighty God!

“Now, this is the confidence that we have in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us. And if we know that He hears us, whatever we ask, we know that we have the petitions that we have asked of Him.”

1 John 5:14-15 NKJV