More of the same

Yesterday we had another conference call with the head of the Ethiopian dept. at America World (our agency). We had to miss the call because we had to attend the funeral of a good friend. In this one day I was reminded that God has all things in His hands. Everything is in His control and in His perfect timing, even though to us it seems like someone dies too young, her days were numbered by her Creator and we have to believe that ALL things work together for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose. Her death, which to us came too quickly, and our baby's arrival, which to us comes too slowly, are all part of His perfect plan. If we don't cling to that, what hope do we have? The referrals have been slow this month, so, in looking at who is ahead of us, I feel like realistically, our referral probably won't come until mid to late Nov, which would mean that we wouldn't go to get him until probably late January. Am I sad about this? Yes. But, we will not go one day earlier or one day later that what God has intended, so that gives me peace. Please pray for him. We don't know who he is or what he looks like, but the babies there are malnourished and very tiny, so please pray that he is getting what he needs and that he is healthy and well. He is in our Father's hands, so I know he is loved and that THE Father will keep him safe.