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Last Friday we got a call from Catholic Charities who said they had child that they thought would be right for us to adopt. On Sunday we travelled to Portage to meet him. On Monday we told the agency we were ready to go forward and today they confirmed that we can pick him up on Monday, October 27. Micah was born on September 14, about five weeks early, and last week his mother went to court to release her, and the unknown father's, rights. Initially we will take him home as a foster care child but adoption papers will be filed within days of him being with us and once signed by the judge here in Muskegon (likely before Nov 1), it will become an adoptive placement, which will need to be finalized.

The last month has been a very difficult one for us and even this moment is still very bittersweet. One child doesn't replace another and we still are grieving Selah. But, we are also extremely grateful for this opportunity as we were very worried the situation would drag on and we were not looking forward to a holiday season with an empty home. We can definitely see God's hand through this process, most noticabley that on September 17 our case worker in Kalamazoo was with us when we gave Selah back to her mother, and an hour after being with us, brought Micah home from the hospital, maybe even having us in mind at that time. So we praise God for his goodness, and also ask him for strength as we begin this new and exciting journey with Micah.

A few pics from our visit with Micah from Sunday are posted at the below link.

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Thanks to all of you for your support over the summer, into the fall, and now into this new chapter. We truly have felt the blessing of community.

Sincerely,

Dan and Sarah