It has been a hard few weeks as we have hammered away at our homestudy. The coordinator at our homestudy agency has continued to ask for more and more follow-up documentation. We have been doing our best to provide what she asked for, but she never seemed to be satisfied.
Last week she emailed and told us that we needed to meet to talk through what needed to be done. She asked us to come to the office in Indianapolis. We were concerned about what this meeting was about. At the initial homestudy meeting, we were told that we would not need to make a second trip to Indy.
This past Tuesday we made our way to Indy for the meeting. She laid out for us a more extended list of things she needed from us. In conclusion, she said that we may not be able to get everything done in time for the birth (around Thanksgiving). She made it very clear that she could not guarantee completing the homestudy on time, then she asked if we would like to discontinue our homestudy with her agency.
This is something of a shock to us. After thinking, processing, and praying, we have decided to move on to another homestudy agency. Our adoption agency is fine with our moving. We are looking around right now and have a few options. One agency we found has an expedite option that guarantees to have the homestudy complete in less than 30 days!
Please pray for us as we continue to push forward in the process. We do not understand everything God is doing as he leads us through these twists and turns. We are confident that He has it all well in hand and nothing can separate us from His love.
Romans 8:38-39 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, (39) nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
