9 groups away!!!

Today brought more referrals for our agency, as stated in this announcement below:

"America World is pleased to announce the receipt of 19 healthy female
referrals today! Families receiving referrals were logged into the
China Center of Adoption Affairs on October 19th and 24th of 2005
(groups 233 and 234). These families waited roughly 16 months from
log in date to referral. We also received referrals for 2 families
who were expedited due to Chinese heritage who were logged in on April
14th, 2006. The little girls are currently located in the Jiangxi and
Guangdong Provinces and range in age from 6 to 15 months. Please join
us in congratulating these families, and in praying for them as they
prepare to travel."

We just hit the 14 month anniversary of our log-in date, but despite the long wait, we are encouraged that the referrals keep coming. Based on the above information, and 'rumors' on various sites, I am anticipating a referral in August or September (which means we would fly in late Sept/early October). It IS going to happen eventually!

In the meantime, we have been so blessed by two families, as well as a neighboring church, who have helped us tremendously with the financial part of this adoption. The costs have just kept going up as we have had to re-do so many documents that expired during this extended wait time. Jason and I knew the financial part of this would be hard, but we also knew (and were told by many) that God would provide in one way or another. We are so thankful not only for the donations, but for the hearts behind those gifts. We know that we have been blessed beyond measure, once again.

THANK YOU for checking in, and please please keep Leila Grace in your prayers as she has probably been born by now.

In His amazing grace,
Alissa and Jason