What an evening!!

Last night Chris, Morgan and I had the opportunity to work as volunteers for Shaohannah's Hope Foundation at an information table during a Steven Curtis Chapman concert. Our duties included handing out information on the foundation as well as international adoption. We also carried around large buckets through the crowd collecting money. The money collected was given to a local couple at the end of the evening, who was pursuing international adoption. We collected over $2,200 dollars!! It was an amazing evening of testimonies and worship. We were able to enjoy the concert between the intermission.
A few weeks ago, we were contacted by a couple who lives in a nearby town. They adopted their beautiful daughter from China, a little over a year ago. We had e-mailed each other a couple of times a while back, but had regrettably lost touch recently. Well, when I got her e-mail last month asking us to work the concert, I immediately said "YES!" We were finally able to meet this wonderful couple last night, and were able to talk about their experiences. They offered SO much advice and support. I'm so glad we now can include them in our support system! We were also able to talk with other adoptive parents, and swap stories. Then, to hear Stephen Curtis Chapman's adoption testimony, WOW, it was just the icing on the cake! We all had a blast and hope someday we have this opportunity again.
Another positive, 2005 LID's are finally done!!! CCAA has finally begun referring 2006 families.
At least we can now say they are working on our year. We are only 9 months of LID's away from our referral, but it could realistically take another 2-3 years before our turn is finally here.
We continue to pray for patience, peace and perseverance.