He Has Done Great Things For Us!

On May 26 we received an email from His Hands Taiwan. It was not the news we had been hoping for. Our court date was February 24. Our home-studies were completed on March 17. Holly and Trena called the clerk in charge of our case to see how things were coming. When they called they were told that our birth mother's home-study was invalid. It would have to be re-done. It had been completed in the House of Hope and the clerk said that they would not accept it.

On top of this Holly and Trena were having difficulty reaching Maren's mother. They had 4 phone numbers for her. All of them did not work. Holly and Trena asked us to pray with them. They needed to find Maren's mom ASAP so they could take her to the social services office for an interview so the home-study could be re-written.

When we learned all of this I was very sad. I had been thinking that we would get word that Maren belonged to us any day. Instead we learned it would not be any day and it was likely to be a few more months.

We prayed earnestly over the Memorial Day weekend that the Lord would lead Trena and Holly as they would search on Tuesday. Our God heard and he answered in a mighty way. You can read that story if you click here. It is well worth the read!

At the end of Holly and Trena's miraculous day there was another miracle. Our first decree came in the mail! We don't know why this change occurred. It had to be our mighty God working for Maren! Praise Him! Praise Him! Praise Him! He has done great things for us and we are filled with praise.

Exciting update:

Today is Tuesday, June 8, 2010. We have just learned that Maren is officially Maren Xi En Brodine! That's right, we got our 2nd decree. We will be traveling soon! We'll keep you posted. Please pray for us. We are looking into travel plans. We need the Lord's leading!