Waiting to hear from Ukraine

After Yuri met with Ukrainian adoption officials on Dec. 24, 2007, we were informed that we needed to write a letter to the SDA requesting that we not be invited back to Ukraine unless there is a child meeting our request available for our consideration. What should be a simple letter really was difficult to write because we were told to make it personal and give specific detail as to why we were making such a request. Prior to writing the letter, Jason and I reminisced about our experience at the orphanage and tried to decide how personal the content should be. Yuri received the letter last Friday and was supposed to go to the SDA this past Monday (Dec. 31), but we haven't heard anything from him yet. With New Years and Christmas (Ukraine celebrates in January), the offices are more than likely closed this week and next week, so we are not expecting to hear from him. In all actuality, Yuri may not have been able to secure an appointment with the SDA director on Monday, so our letter may not be submitted yet. Please continue to pray that God will open all the doors that lead to our child and make the rest of our journey smooth traveling! If we do not receive a good referral at this point in time, then our adoption journey will end without our receiving a child. We're trying not to focus on the negativity but instead focus on praising God for how He is working in this matter, so please pray that we can keep our focus on Him and not on all the turmoil.