In this latest installment of House of Stewart, I will basically tell you I have no idea what's happening :/
Okay, so I haven't heard anything definitive from the summer hosting program we had applied to - bummer. When I called a week and a half ago, they said they weren't sure if there would be any Ethiopian kids here this summer. When I spoke to the social worker, she hadn't heard either, so again - BUMMER.
What does this mean to us? I guess it means we are going to have to start looking at another agency, maybe. I'm not sure if the agency just isn't communicating with us on this particular project or if they are generally bad at communicating. If they aren't good at communicating with clients, I want a different agency.
We went to a meeting for adoptive parents last week and we did get some suggestions on agencies as well as some strong advice to research, research, research. I COMPLETELY agree with us needing to research, I just feel at a loss for how that needs to happen. I don't know what I am looking for. The couples who have gone before us all went through the same agency (which is now, unfortunately, bankrupt).
On another note, our fundraising is going slow - but steady! Another coworker gave us an unexpected donation, that was really cool. I sold a few more necklaces and Alan is doing a sushi party this weekend, so things are moving in the right direction. We just have to keep putting one foot in front of the other and move, right? So, we are having the home study packet sent to us and I guess we get that started (I know, friends, I know, I should have started a long time ago, but I was kinda hoping for this summer hosting thing to go through).
So, keep praying for us. Pray that we figure (some of) this stuff out and that we make a good decision when it comes to choosing an agency. Pray for our kids that are out there now, pray that whereever they are they feel loved, that they are as safe as possible and that they are hopeful that someone out there loves them and that they will be part of a family again.
No comments:
Post a Comment