At 1:30 AM on Sunday, December 23, 2012, we officially received a referral for our little Melanie!
It was approximately 8:00 AM when Jason woke me up to tell me that we received our referral through email. What excitement to see that email from Simi at Living Hope!! I could not look at her picture yet because I wanted to make sure it was for real. Jason read her file to me...and said she was precious. It was amazing to see the love of a father who finally gets to see a picture of his little girl he has waited so long to see. Just to think...this little girl was hand picked by God just for our family. It was so hard not tell Cohen since he has waited SOOOOO long to see a picture of his little sister. So we contacted our pediatrician to understand the medical file, did our letter of intent and sent it to Simi asap. For those of you wondering...that is why we walked into church 45 minutes late!
As of today, me and Cohen both were introduced to our little Melanie's picture. She is precious! Melanie currently is 15 months old. We have called and texted the grandparents and some family (Ya Ya/Pa Pa, G & Pa Pa, Aunt Mary, Dan, etc.). And of course I had to video tape all the phone calls that Cohen made them to the grandparents!!!
Please pray for our little Melanie! Pray that she will be safe and to prepare her for the transition into her forever family (us). Pray that we get pre-approved this week...that is a BIG deal and will "almost" make it official. Please pray for the remaining $10,000 we need to raise within the next four to six months (before we travel)!!!
Thank you.... Thank you to ALL that have prayed for us through our adoption process these last 14 months. Thank you for all the support through fundraisers and donations!! Thank you!!!!! She is almost here! Praise God...he is Jehovah Jirah!
What an awesome Christmas present!!! Merry Christmas!!!!
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