Uganda? You meant to say Ethiopia. Wait... What?

My Dear Brother and Friend Pastor Kevin,  I pray that the Lord has kept you well.  Since 2003, we have been taking care of children from ages 3 and above at Destiny Villages of Hope but in 2008; the Lord convicted me to start rescuing abandoned babies. This conviction became a dream when a certain woman damped her baby opposite to my office one night. She was more than convinced that I would take the baby into my care. Unfortunately, by the time I arrived at my office; the baby was already dead. This increased my desire to see to it that this dream comes to pass and the burden concerning Abandoned babies became so great. But today, I have awesome news for you!  It is with great pleasure that I write to inform you that Simba Wa Yuda a swahili name which means the "Lion of Judah" Babies Home has finally been birthed at Destiny Campus. On 10/17/2011, we took some babies into our care by the grace of God.   We thank God who has caused this dream to become a reality. We sincerely appreciate you for standing with us in every way. The work is challenging but in all things, The Lord is Faithful and we believe that He will bring us to higher heights concerning this new project. Please continue to pray with us as we take on this exciting adventure. We love you so much and we thank you for being our friends.  Blessings, John Michael. This is a letter from Bishop John Michael in Uganda. He is writing to inform a friend of a friend of the opening of an infant orphanage in Uganda. What does this have to do with our Ethiopian adoption? Nothing. It has everything to do, however, with our Ugandan adoption.  The last couple of months have had us on our knees asking our Father "what nowt?" When we found out we were expecting, everything seemed so clear. We would have another biological child and then complete our Ethiopian adoption when things started moving again. Then we lost the baby.  Two weeks after our bad news, Brandon got a call from a friend. He told us about a pastor in Fort Collins who had a connection with an orphanage in Uganda. Through a series of sovereign events, we connected with Pastor Kevin who then connected us with Nightlight Christian Adoption. After much prayer and counsel, we have decided to pursue a second adoption from Uganda. We believe that this adoption will happen quickly. We are scrambling to get our home study updated and complete our Ugandan dossier. Lord willing, we will bring a baby home early next year.  Are we crazy? Can we afford this? Do we really want to pursue two international adoptions? We ask ourselves these questions every day. We don't know the answers, but we do know that God is sovereign and He has brought us down this path. He has a plan and He knows what it is!