Well, if I was looking for any other confirmation, listen to this:
I've been feeling really good about international & decided to complete the preliminary international application on-line just to see what happened. The process of review & matching the applicant with the available countries normally takes 2 weeks...I got my results in 19 hours! NINETEEN HOURS. Jack Bauer can't even get anything done in 19hours...which means, mathematically, we have proof that God is indeed bigger than Jack Bauer!
I've been matched with Ethiopia, Russia (with stipulations that are still unclear), China & Hong Kong...which means that as a single adopter I qualify for those countries. I've had a couple of days to ruminate---I'm not feeling particularly passionate about Ethiopia and I still need to get details on Russia. China sounds good, but honestly Hong Kong feels really good. Of course, I'm praying about it, but I've also asked the Holy Spirit to make Himself clearly heard through my emotions and 'gut instincts'. I feel a little bit like I'm playing blindfolded Hot-Cold with a birthday present, but trusting that I'm hearing appropriately.
So..the next step. I'm working on the formal application with my international adoption specialist After the formal app is processed (I'm not sure how long that will take), it's on to the Home Study and the fields of paperwork.
This is going a lot faster than I thought it would, which I hope is a sign of God's favor.
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