Adoption Update, Waiting on the Lord for a Court Date and Ezra praying

Sorry it has been so long since I have posted.

We don't really have any new information about the progress of our adoption as we wait for application for a court hearing.

We talked to our case worker yesterday and this week's rounds of court application appointments occurred, but our case was not one that was heard.

Each Wednesday new courts appointments are given, so we'll have to wait until next week to see if our case will be on schedule.

Crazy thing is that the latest court appointments were for January 21st, 2011. So even if we did get a court appointment next week, the actual court date and traveling to Ethiopia wouldn't be until at least the last week of January and maybe even February.

How to pray for us & Musse
1. Please pray that with us that we will get a court appointment soon. Our heart is so desirous to get over there and see, hold, touch, care for, nurture, feed, smile with, our son.
2. Please pray that our hearts will remain hopeful in the times of waiting. Without a doubt the Lord has magnificent purposes in seasons of waiting and we want to trust Him completely.
3.  We got some updated pictures and what a joy to get those...it is like Christmas getting new pictures, especially ones where he is smiling. Quickly brought me to tears of joy and of longing to be in Ethiopia to hold my son, but pictures are a huge blessing.


It has been such a joy to see Ezra and Olivia begin to pray for Musse on a daily basis. Ezra really has taken this seriously and prays for him on a daily basis without any initiation on our part. He usually prays as follows,

 'Dear Lord, please be with Moses Hudson today. Please help him have someone who will give him something to eat and will watch out for him until we can come and get him. Help us be able to go get him soon.'