Travel Update!
Well, the update is: we have no update. With the current state of things in China with the virus outbreak, we are kind of in a holding pattern. Families who were scheduled to travel this week and next have been told to delay their travel, but not much is known for dates after that. A couple of agencies have reported that all adoption travel has been suspended for now, but others are saying that those decisions are left to the individual provinces. No one seems to know for sure what is going on!
Since our travel is still more than a month out, we are just waiting to see how things develop with this virus in the next few weeks. We are trusting God for his timing, for His care of our sweet girl, and for all the logistics of travel that would have to change if we were told to delay.
Please pray for the people of China, that as they go through this scary and difficult time, that they would be drawn to the hope and peace of the one true God. Pray that our Father, who is the Creator and Sustainer of all life, would bring healing to these people and would bring an end to this sickness. Pray that the officials in China and in other countries would have wisdom about how to proceed with this whole thing, in keeping people safe. Pray for the children and their caretakers in orphanages, that they would remain safe and well. Pray for the hearts of adoptive families, who have had their plans changed and now have to wait even longer to go to their children.
We know that our God is faithful and that He is sovereign over all of these things. Pray that we will trust in that, no matter the circumstances, and that through this difficulty, we would be faithful to give a reason for the Hope that is in us.
