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Nathan Flook at the U.S. embassy completed Judah’s visa in eight hours on Wednesday. He met with Cindi at 7:30am, and although his office normally closes at 3:30pm, he extended his day and told Cindi to come at 4:00pm. When she arrived, the visa was finished. She is currently spending the night in Entebbe near the […]
July 10, 2007
On Tuesday, through another wave of obstacles as unbelievable as they were new, God gave us Judah’s passport. I honestly just sit and shake my head in disbelief (at the roadblocks) and amazement (at God’s providence) when I talk to Cindi at the end of each Ugandan day. When she found out at the end of the […]
July 8, 2007
At this point, I can’t decide if it’s worth sharing the details of what’s going on in Uganda. It seems more beneficial to just share the basic facts. Every day new requirements arise, and the process of meeting those requirements is complicated. Here are some basic issues. Cindi was hoping to apply for Judah’s passport […]
July 5, 2007
Cindi arrived in Uganda on Thursday morning along with a couple other adopting families. They were greeted at the airport by some orphanage personnel and the soon-to-be-adopted children. Judah didn’t recognize Cindi (he cried and arched his back when they gave him to her), but we knew that re-bonding would be necessary. She said he […]
June 29, 2007
You’ll have to read the previous few updates (at least the last one from earlier this morning) to fully appreciate this one. We received some amazing news this morning that might not be so amazing if it weren’t for the news we’d received throughout the last week. Actually, it would be amazing either way because of the […]
June 26, 2007
I have a number of things I’d like to write about and share, but various aspects of the adoption are in full force right now and I feel compelled to let people know what’s going on. Just so you know that I hope to keep other content coming, as well. I never posted all our […]
June 19, 2007
We found out this morning that the judge wrote a positive ruling for Judah on Friday, June 15! We were aware that he had written positive rulings for the Anderson’s and the Pari’s, but the package containing those two rulings had not been opened yet because the orphanage administrator who handles them was sick. When she […]
June 5, 2007
Thank you again for your care and prayers regarding our adoption of Judah. Earlier today the judge postponed our ruling (as well as the Littleton’s) until June 29th due to busyness with other matters. He has similar adoption rulings to write and court cases to be heard on the 29th, and he said he wants to do everything that’s scheduled on […]
June 4, 2007
The Ugandan judge presiding over our adoption case is scheduled to give his ruling sometime on Tuesday, June 5. Please pray that both we and the Littleton’s would walk by the Spirit as we await the news regarding our respective children, and please ask the Lord to hear our prayers and to move the heart of the […]
May 8, 2007
Cindi returned home from Uganda on Monday morning. I picked her up from LAX around 11:00am and we spent much of the day together. Obviously it was difficult for her to leave Judah, but she’s glad to be home. Some missionaries named the Bissets invited her to stay in their home for the last two […]
April 25, 2007
Cindi called me around 3:00am today to tell me the outcome of her court appearance. The judge heard both our case and the Littleton’s case, which is very good news, but he said that he would give his ruling on Wednesday, June 5. He didn’t say what that ruling would be or why it’s being […]
April 23, 2007
I arrived back in Los Angeles this morning. Cindi is still in Uganda for three more weeks and possibly longer depending on the outcome of our upcoming court date. She emailed me yesterday and told me that our court date is actually on Wednesday, April 25th, not Tuesday the 24th. There had been confusion regarding the actual […]
April 20, 2007
I return to the States on Monday, April 23rd, Lord-willing. Cindi and Judah along with a family named the Littletons are scheduled to appear before the judge in Jinja on Wednesday, April 25th. Cindi will probably arrive at court in the morning and hopefully will be seen after the four cases that are before her. […]
April 18, 2007
Here are a few details and thoughts from the last few days. I would try to write a full post, paragraph style, but that always takes longer. Olivia Tatlock turned one two days ago – Monday, April 16. I took a motor boda into town, got a piece of apple-cinnamon cake, and brought it back to the baby home. […]
April 14, 2007
Yesterday was Fiona’s funeral. As I mentioned in my prayer request, she was a seven-year-old girl from a nearby village who was severely handicapped and who had been ministered to by some of the people at the orphange. She died on Friday morning and I was asked around noon to preach at her 4:00pm funeral. […]
April 10, 2007
Being in Africa for an extended period of time and attempting to finalize our adoption is not without its challenges. But they’re probably not the ones you might think. Below are some specific things you might pray for as you think of us. Just this morning I finished listening to John Piper’s sermon from New […]
July 11, 2007
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