There have been more referrals, more court dates, more embassy dates, and more adoption rumors. For a couple of weeks there have been rumors flying that the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs (MOWA) is going to be reducing the amount of papers they turn over for court from about 50 to about 5 a day. On Friday, we received the following email from our family coordinator:
Dear Family,
We are writing to ask your family to join us in prayer for the Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs (MOWA) regarding the number of cases they will be able to process each day. They have made statements that they desire to decrease the number of recommendation letters they write each day. We understand that because of these statements the Court and MOWA are in the process of meeting to discuss and work out any potential changes or new processes regarding adoptions in Ethiopia. We want to blanket these meetings with prayer and ask you to come along side us in this.
We are sorry to be sending information to your family so late in the day but we wanted to communicate this request to you before the weekend. We know rumors and concerns can arise from any information being shared in the adoption community and our desire is to continue to primarily provide you with any confirmed information in a timely manner. Please rest assured we will continue to seek information on what is happening in the adoption process in Ethiopia and will share with you any new confirmed information we receive.
Today we received this email from our family coordinator:
Dear Family
To follow up from the email sent on Friday, thank you for joining us in prayer. It is a blessing to know so many families are praying on behalf of the current situation in Ethiopia. We would ask you to continue to pray as court and MOWA are still meeting and will continue to do so in the days and weeks ahead.
As of today, MOWA has begun to write fewer recommendation letters each day for families in the court process. This is something we anticipate will continue over the next few weeks as the court, MOWA, and other entities meet to discuss MOWA’s desire to decrease the number of recommendation letters they write.
We know many questions arise from difficult news, please be assured we will continue to inform you as further details unfold and will be in touch with your family directly as we have new information.
So there you have it. I am resting in peace that our Almighty Creator has complete control of this situation and has a perfect plan to prosper and not harm any of us. We were called by God to pursue this great endeavor and wouldn't trade this experience for any other in the world. We have been filled with great joys and disappointments in our journey and am looking forward to all else God has for our family. I will not let news like this discourage me or scare me for I know God has everything under control behind the scenes.
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