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Agency Trip Day 3: Open Doors



As previously mentioned, Uganda is frustrated with the way that adoptions are taking place. For some judges, it has gotten to the place where they do not support international adoptions at all and rule that way in court. In some ways, our agency is working to repair relationships and to show the judges and other officials, that they want what is in the best interest of the child and Uganda.  Unfortunately, they are walking an uphill road but Ugandans are as a whole, very relational.

Today please pray for:
A continued open door into the conversations surrounding adoptions and orphan care in Uganda.

Pray that everyone attending the meetings is focused on the orphan, poor and vulnerable.

 Pray all meetings can be solely about them and their best interest. Both parties want to care well for orphans.

Pray that they can begin on this common ground and work positively together from there.

Pray for a deepening of trust and relationships and a blending of ideas and concern that is focused on orphans.

From our point of view, they are discussing our child/children and what is in the best interest of them. When we are praying there is a deep understanding that this affects the future of not only adoptions but our child! The relationships being formed and deepened affects us but more importantly it affects our child!! Please join us in praying for WIDE OPEN DOORS!!!!
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