The Lord has given us a heart for adoption. Early in our marriage, we would talk about adoption, but it wasn’t until 2005 that we really felt the Lord saying that the time was near. We moved to Kansas City in June of 2006, and God began stirring our hearts more in this area. We began to get a deeper revelation of His heart for us in Ephesians 1:4-6, and began to understand that through “the spirit of adoption” the Father has called us His sons and His daughters.
In November of 2006 we decided to move forward with domestic adoption. We started our home study in December of ‘06 and were home study ready by the end of Jan ‘07. In just a few short weeks we got a call that a birth mom had chosen our family to adopt her baby girl that was due in April.
Elia Jane Loux arrived early, on March 7, 2007 and our lives have been forever changed. As we welcomed her into our family, each of us was dramatically impacted by the love that the Father has for us and Ephesians 1:4-6 became a reality in our hearts.
In January of 2008 Tracie began to work as an adoption consultant helping guide, educate, and lead others through their own adoption journey.
In August of 2008, God put his finger on a little boy named Aiden who will be 3 on March 1, 2008. Aiden is an orphan in Eastern Europe. We completed our home study for Aiden’s adoption on October 21st, and we are actively gathering all of our paperwork to complete our dossier so that we can bring Aiden home.
Thank you for taking time to share in our adoption journey. Our hearts and our home are open to receive the children God has to add to our family.
From Left to Right
Emma: Born July 9, 2006 in Ukraine, Born into our family March 6, 2009
Aiden: Born March 1, 2006 in Ukraine, Born into our family March 6, 2009
Elia: Born in the US March 7, 2007 (adopted into our family from birth)
My husband and I feel like God is calling us to move to Kansas City to be involved in IHOP.. We have always felt called to adoption and was wondering who you contacted to begin the process?
Your story is so very touching and encouraging!
Anna,
I emailed you.
Tracie
Tracie,
My husband and I were introduced to IHOP about 2 years ago. Since then 2 of our children have re-committed there lives to Jesus and enrolled into internships OTI and FITN and our oldest is planning a move as well…of course we have also been provoked and hope the Lord leads us to join them into what our family has been called to!
We also have a word of more children, this has burned in us one way or another for a long time…we are running after them now!
We have a friend in SS who is checking into doing our home study. I was wondering if you might have any examples of Announcements of Adoption I could see? And how soon should we send ours out?
Blessings!