Well, June 5th is fast approaching, but now we don’t know if we’ll get to go to court or not. Since we last posted, Ethiopia has recognized some possible inconsistencies/injustices with the way some of the agencies are working with abandoned kids. So, they’ve put a hold on all abandonment cases from Addis Ababa until further notice. This has already been going on for a few weeks, although our agency doesn’t expect it to be too much longer. Even if this is all resolved before June 5th, we don’t know if they will just automatically reassign us a court date, or go ahead with the one we have. Needless to say, we really have no idea where this is all headed, and when.
All that to say, I (Eric) am reading chronologically through my Bible and this weekend I read the Isaiah 40 passage that is so familiar to many:
“but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength;
they shall mount up with wings like eagles;
they shall run and not be weary;
they shall walk and not faint.” (v. 31)
But it was fitting to read this verse in context. The section begins with these words:
“Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, ‘My way is hidden from the Lord, and my right is disregarded by my God’?” (v. 27)
As much as we don’t want to say or feel such doubts, it is often a struggle to keep the fight of faith in all of this. God’s response to such questioning immediately follows:
“Have you not known? Have you not heard?
The Lord is the everlasting God,the Creator of the ends of the earth.
He does not faint or grow weary;his understanding is unsearchable.
He gives power to the faint,and to him who has no might he increases strength.
Even youths shall faint and be weary,and young men shall fall exhausted;
but they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength…” (vv. 27-31)
By God’s grace, we pray that we’ll be able to wait for Him, to know Him as the everlasting Creator, and to know His power and strength in this craziness. We hope to see Him and His deliverance soon.
