Court date

After the excitement for getting our referral, we wanted our court date and hoped to get it quick so we could travel. As you can imagine it was not the way we wanted it. We had to wait for what seemed like forever to even get the date scheduled. It was over 2 months after we got our referral. (Referral on Jan. 5 and Court date Mar. 22 )
After getting the 4 month update on Tariku and finding out that he was sick was by far the hardest part of this whole adoption process so far. I just wanted to hold him and kiss him and be with him. My heart broke and I wanted information about my precious son. As you can imagine I was on the phone with my social worker at Bethany and bugging her for information. Is he OK, can you expedite our paperwork so we can travel and get him. So many questions I had almost NO answers. Waiting for the referral (14 months) I did fine, but now that I have his picture in my hands I want to Go NOW.
But we need to wait. God is teaching us so much during this process. I know he has everything planned out.
So I prayed.
In the time we waited for March 22 to come we got another update on Tariku with MORE pictures and more Information on his health. He gained weight and is doing so much better. What a miracle!!!
He weighs 13 pounds and is 23.3 inches tall, at 5 months old. He started rolling over, and lifting his head, and started sucking his thumb. They moved him to a transition home in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The orphanage he is at is Help for the needy, Mussie Orphanage. I think the care his is getting is so much better and the pictures we have he is playing on the floor and not in his bed. So thankful to see this. I thank God everyday when I look at his beautiful face. (I wish I could post all the pictures of him, but due to laws I can't.)
As the date of the Court date started to get close, we asked everyone we knew to pray. Our church, family, friends and neighbors. I started to read George Muller's autobiography and I have learned to pray that God Will answer our prayer and to pray in advance for his answer to prayer. So I knew that God would have us past our courtdate. The courtdate is in Ethiopia.
About 1-2 weeks before our courtdate the country of Ethiopia changed there rules. They stated that as of April 12, 2010 if you did not pass your courtdate you now have to travel for the courtdate. As of now, we don't have to, we travel one time and that is to bring him home.
We also found out the his mom had to testify in court on March 22. Tariku's mom is 14 years old and has to travel 4-6 hours to get the the Addis Ababa. WOW, how is this going to happen? Will she go? How will she get there? Will she emotionally be able to hand it? So many obstacles in the way, but only our God can trump it all.
We brought all our request to God and knew he would allow us pass.
On March 22- at 10:00am our time (5:00pm in Ethiopia) we got the email that we PASSED!!!!
PRAISE GOD!!!!
He is amazing, and I cried with tears of Joy!!