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What's Happening Now?

The documents we need are now in DC at the US Secretary of State's office (thank you Hillary) and then they will be going to the Rwandan Embassy. Prayerfully they will be finished super quickly so that Johnathan Nimrod can take them to Rwanda with him at the end of next week!!! I have been in contact with the Minister's office in Kigali and they know that my documents are accounted for and on their way through authentication and to their office. I am hoping that once they arrive, then the approval letter will be just minutes away from being signed!

Johnathan will be in Rwanda for five weeks. Prayerfully he can do some leg work for me in Rwanda. Once we get approved, then he can start the process of getting the necessary police documents signed and accounted for so that we can adopt Lionel. Once he is adopted through the court system, then we work on travel approval back in the Minister's office. It sounds so simple and I am praying that "with God all things are possible" because HE is the only way those previous two sentences will even be remotely simple much less possible!

So, we are praying that my documents make it back from DC in time for Johnathan to take them to Rwanda so that we can get our GENERIC approval letter so that the real work can begin. I'm going to take the prayers step by step.

I keep crying out to God to hear my fervent prayers, but even more so, to hear the prayers of my children. Hays and Maggie are so faithful in their prayers for their brother, Lionel. It is humbling that their faith seems to waiver so much less than mine!

Thanks for caring about the Braners!

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Kari said…
JJ thanks for sharing this amazing news!! We continue praying for your amazing family & precious son in Rwanda waiting to come home!!
xoxo
February 19, 2009 at 1:39 PM
Unknown said…
You guys are such a great testimony. Thanks for sharing that. I'e never had a child of my own, but it seems as though all the waiting and wondering is more painful that then actual child birth. I get so anxious sometimes, but we are just trying to trust His timing and know that He has ALL of this under control. When I get worked up over something... He isn't.
February 20, 2009 at 10:21 PM
kim said…
We are praying!!!!!!
February 22, 2009 at 10:27 PM
Kristyn said…
I loved reading about the part that Hayes and Maggie are praying so hard for Lionel. I cannot wait for you to bring him home so we can come get to know him.
February 24, 2009 at 6:34 PM
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