The end of Tet

We received an email last week that Tet was ending and our agency had spoken with Thuoc our facilitator in Vietnam. We did not have clear information if our paperwork had already been sent to Hanoi or if it was waiting to be sent. We emailed our adoption provider and asked if we could share the cost with the other families and have Thuoc deliver our paperwork to Hanoi personally so he could explain each adoption case and hopefully get an answer quickly about how each adoption would proceed. Our adoption provider contacted Thuoc to see if this was possible.

Thuoc called DIA to see if this was possible, and they told him to be patient. We don't know what that means, but I would assume that they don't think he should travel. Maybe they want to look at all the paperwork without him present, we don't really know. We still have no idea if our paperwork has already been sent. We certainly hope for more answers in this unsolved mystery. None of this makes sense.

On a side note, please keep us in your prayers. These past few months have been increasingly more difficult for everyone. Chris' hours at work have been cut these last few months and we have struggled to pay our bills. Many of you know that I work with my family in a small business that has been hit hard by this economic crisis. We have all recently seen pay cuts and for Chris and I it means that we can't keep our head above water. At this point,we do not know how we can financially complete our adoption. I ask that you continue to pray for God's wisdom and guidance as we seek His will.