Until recently we have relied on our agency and some friends for information about China adoption and the wait at hand. Now, however, we have discovered there are numerous forums on the web discussing this very thing. As a result, I (Lonnie) have learned more about our wait and where it's going.
We thought 23 months worth of waiting sounded like a long time. Turns out, it could be even longer. The "rumor" is that the wait could grow to three years and possibly even four. Yikes.
We have also found out that our agency will allow us to adopt in the meantime, some thing that was not allowed until these unusual circumstances arose. They gave us four countries that had turnaround times that would allow us to complete the adoption and have a year in between adoptions (a requirement).
We sat down at the computer one night and decided to review the countries and see which one might be the best. After an hour or so we stopped. The same kind of excitement and spirit we had for our China adoption just wasn't there and we don't want to adopt out of impatience.
Whenever we wait for anything, God works in us as we wait and prepares us for what we are going to receive. In the end, we end up better off than if we had what we wanted "today".
So, we prepare.
