Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Why Honduras?

God has indeed led us to Honduras but not before some praying and waiting!  Once we narrowed our choices down to three countries (Ethiopia, Bulgaria, and Honduras) we felt kind of stuck, as I mentioned before.  We knew that this was the moment where we would have to come to a decision about the country because we had come to the point where we couldn't move forward without having a specific destination in mind.

So......we prayed for leading and direction from the Holy Spirit and waited.

As I look back I realize that we actually lived out James 1:5-8.  We prayed for help with choosing a country and waited expectantly for the answer to that prayer.  The first thing that we turned to was the fact that our hearts were indeed drawn to Central America because of the mission trip from the summer of 2010, that we could speak some Spanish, and the close location.  However, we had a friend randomly mention Ethiopia, and the country that we drew out of the hat was....wait for it....Bulgaria!  It seemed as if we were getting conflicting signals, but God evetually began to narrow it down for us. 

A couple of things happened, all within a week's time, that we felt were confirmations from God of which direction He wanted us to go in.  Amanda read a story on Pinelake's website about a lady in Morton, MS that really had a heart for Hispanic children in her area and showed that by serving them in various ways.  Also, two of our regular weekly television shows had plots that included first-time and one-time only characters from Central American countries.  The thing that gave me closure in our decision for Honduras happened at work when I noticed a package of cigars a co-worker had that was labeled as having been made in Honduras.  If that wasn't enough we later found out that America World's Honduras adoption program, which is fairly new, was started in January 2011; the very month that God called us to adopt!  God is amazing and faithful!

2 comments:

  1. Gosh! You guys have brought me to tears! Your blog reminds me that all God asks of us is to be faithful and he will give us the desires of our hearts! Now, he is beautifully orchestrating this journey for you guys! I can't wait to meet your little miss or mr! No doubt you will be the best parents any one child could ask for! You guys are in our prayers!

    Love,
    Robyn Herring

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  2. You rock guys!!Never change!The child you adopt will love God, shoot well, and ball like Carmelo Anthony. Your mom may be a freak face but we love yall!
    -Laurel Bane and Sara Bolen

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