Another roller coaster ride

Dear Friends and Family, 

Remember the roller coaster ride we (you too!) have been on? 

We are overjoyed to share with you that in a matter of less than a week, we have been matched with a new expectant mother that is due with a baby girl in early November! On Friday (our 10th wedding anniversary) we were able to speak to her on the phone and introduced ourselves to each other, asked a few questions about each other. We were able to share about who we are, our desire to adopt another child, and how we've already been praying for her. After our conversation, her social worker called us and shared how this birth mother is very excited about us and wants to commit to us adopting her child.  She is from Texas, and has come here to Kansas to live until after the baby is born, which will also give us a wonderful opportunity to get to know each other better and share God's love with her.

Our confidence in this, however, is more rooted in confidence in our Savior, rather than man. We will be gathering more and more information as the days go by. We need the strength of your prayers and supplications. How can we thank you enough for walking with us through our experiences of these last few weeks and months?

1 Thess. 5:16-18 says: ¹⁶ Rejoice always, ¹⁷ pray without ceasing, ¹⁸ give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 

This is what we continue to do!

Thank you for sharing in this experience with us! Here are some prayer points to lift up:

Pray for the health of both the birth mom and baby girl

Pray for opportunities to share Christ with the birth mom

Pray for finances to be available

Pray for details of this process to have clarity at every step

Pray for us, as a family, to be well prepared to grow as a family

Our favorite book of the New Testament is James. Chapter 1:2-4 reminds us to reflect in the end goal of trials...complete, lacking nothing. 

² Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, ³ for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. ⁴ And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Cheyenne, Alison and Karis Kroeker