Tonight I will ask that you say this prayer with us....

Dear Lord we pray that your will be done in getting Derek home to us. You have been so good to us and we are so thankful to you for this. We pray for the health and safety of Derek as well as the rest of the children in the orphanage We pray that our approval will come soon and that we will be able to travel to meet our son that you have blessed us so richly with. Thanks You Dear Lord In Heaven. AMEN


Norm has been very optimistic and has made the statement that he felt our approval would come Tuesday or Wednesday this week. Today has passed with silence and tomorrow (Day 44) will forge forward. We will awaken tomorrow morning and as we have done everyday since this adoption started, we will dart to the computer and eagerly pen our email inbox with much anticipation and hope for our approval email to be there. We are edging closer each day. We have read that the average wait time is now at around 45 days, however we aren't sure if it is calendar day or working days. I just read a post of a friend who knew of an approval given to another family at 47 calendar days. This could mean great things for us. We will remain strong in our faith that God will grant us the approval to bring Derek home soon. Our days are ticking by rather quickly (quicker than I imagined they would) and for this we are grateful. We would love to go into this weekend away with the girls with that approval under our belts!!!!

Please continue to pray for us and for Derek as well as the other families and children waiting. Your prayers are certainly helping. Thank You All!!!!!