Doors and Windows

Over the last several weeks I've been thinking about doors a lot. On more than one occasion I've heard myself say, "God has shut that door," or "God slammed that door shut." I think I was throwing that phrase around without thinking about what comes after the "shutting" or "slamming". I was becoming whiney at God for closing doors I thought should be open. All of that to say, Thailand is not where our children are. At least, not for this adoption. Of course, God knew that all along. We just weren't ready to hear it or deal with it yet.



When it became obvious that Thailand was not going to work, we prayed more, resesarched more, called more, emailed more...you get the picture. We began really digging into the Nepal program. We couldn't have been more excited since the children are a mix of Indian and Chinese...plus, Mt. Everest is in Nepal. God led us through several conversations with agencies but we received some devestating news...we weren't eligible like we were originally told. But, God knew what He was doing!



The agency that corrected our false information about eligibility in Nepal asked us if we would be interested in adopting from India. INDIA!!! India was our very first pull to adoption because of the family connections...as if "Rupnarain" wasn't enough of a hint. Of course we were interested, but again, didn't think we were eligible due to age/cultural restrictions. Not a problem for this agency! As a bonus, this is an agency recommended by His Heart For Orphans (our church's adoption support group) because several HPC families have worked with them before. We knew right away that this was God! The doors that were being shut all along the way led us right where He wanted us...next to the open window! And boy, does the breeze feel good!