Hope

I have absolutely no idea what is going to happen to my children who are STUCK in the D.R.C.

The embassy had a few more conference calls with the families waiting here in the U.S. for their children and it was not an encouraging call.

They do not seem to be moving in a positive direction as far as lifting the suspension.

They are trying to change their adoption laws and reinforce some rules that could cause problems for those of us that have already adopted but don't meet the requirements.

 

The two biggest issues being talked about by other families right now....

1. The D.R.C. wants to enforce a law that states that families can not have more than two children in their home when they adopt from the D.R.C. 

This poses many issues for families who have more than two children but have already adopted.

Will their children be taken away?

Will they be forced to stay in the D.R.C. forever?

As of right now we only have two children so this law does not effect us.

Unfortunately this means that if the kids continue to be stuck in the Congo for years to come, we can not grow our family.

If you know our family at all, you know that we are hoping to have more than four children.

We just keep praying and hoping that it will not be years and years before they will lift the suspension and let children leave.

 

2. The D.R.C. wants to enforce a law that parents have to be married for five years before adopting children from their country.

We have not been married for five years. 

We are completely uncertain what this will mean for us.

 

The D.R.C. has not said for sure how these new laws will effect families who are already through the adoption process.  For right now we wait and have an enormous amount of blind faith. 
At times, I feel frightened thinking about the future and what it might mean for us.
We are really trying to take each day while it comes and have HOPE that the Lord is going to make something beautiful out of this mess!