We are getting so near our boys being home. We are waiting on our court date to finalize the adoption. God continues to be faithful, but even still I find I am overwhelmed with all that needs to be done before we get on the plane. I find my mind racing throughout the day with what if's and lists to be accomplished. When I feel overwhelmed all I know to do is to take it to God. Please join us in praying these and your own prayers over our boys, our big kids and our family. Prayer of Gratitude
Jesus, my Savior, you have blessed this family beyond measure by granting us these children that have grown in our hearts. Father, I want to say thank you. Thank you for granting me the desire of my heart, just like you did for Hannah. Thank you for your faithfulness to our journey. May your name be glorified forever, for you have replaced our tears and fears with joy, thanksgiving, and admiration. Let these boys be a reminder of your goodness and mercy to us. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. Prayer for Protection and Travel God, my Fortress, we are so grateful for keeping our boys safe all through the waiting season. Let your hand of grace be upon them as they wait to join our family. Lord, send your angels to go before us as we travel. May they shield our boys and us from any manner of danger. May the staff watching over our boys be filled with the Holy Spirit. Grant them wisdom so that they can ensure safety. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. Prayer of Protection All-Powerful Father, I bring our twins before your throne of grace today. I come against any manner of sickness, diseases, or developmental struggles being planned against us. Lord, protect us against any schemes of the devil. Hide them under your wings so that they can develop to maturity without affect. Thank you for answering my prayer. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. Kingdom Work Prayer Gracious God, you perform wonders that cannot be fathomed. You have made everything beautiful in its time. We are overcome when we think of how you are carefully weaving our family together. You have implanted gifts and abilities and personality into our boys, we pray that what you have given our children will be used for your kingdom and your glory. Amen. Prayer for Healthy Development God, my Creator and Sustainer, I thank you for what you are doing in our family. Your word says that every perfect gift comes from above. Thank you for creating these beautiful boys. Thank you for their mother who choose life for them. Lord, you have already scheduled the days that our children will be in this world while they were still being knit together in her womb. That is amazing, dear God. Lord, I pray that these perfect gifts may continue developing in our wait without any complications. Be a shield around our twins that they may continue to develop in full health. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. Prayer They Trust You God of enduring faithfulness, our boys were brought into a world where people have their hearts on so many things but you. I worry that they may go after the pleasures of this world instead of trusting you. Help us to teach these children how to trust and live according to your word. Remove things that may draw their heart to other things that don’t bring glory to your holy name. Let our boys put their hope in you only. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. Prayer for Service to God Sovereign Lord, you are mighty to praise. You created man so that he can worship and serve you. May these boys serve you with their whole heart from childhood. May our twins do things that align with your plan for the glory and honor of your holy name. Father, I pray against any evil plan from the camp of the enemy that may cause our boys not to serve you diligently when they grow up. God, let these boys be a blessing to everyone they serve. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. In Your Image Prayer God of my praise, when I think of the incredible complexity of life you gave our boys, I can only bow in worship of my great Creator. I think of the little fingers and toes created by you. Our boys were created in your image. We are excited to see what our sweet boys look like in person! I praise you that these boys are fearfully and wonderfully made. Your works are marvelous – this I know very well. Amen. Parenting Prayer Lord, our gracious Advocate, we are so excited to love and raise these twin boys, but so afraid we will make mistakes as parents. Help us to be excellent parents and teach us what we need to know along the way. Bring wise counsel into our lives from our family, church, and friends. Help us develop healthy and sound parenting skills so that we can be confident and unfearful. Help us through the sleepless nights and the new challenges of parenting. May we rise to the occasion! Amen. Know the Love of Christ Prayer Lord of unfailing love, you are the true definition of love. You gave yourself up for us while we were yet sinners. Lord, let these children that you are weaving into our family come to know the love of Christ on a deeper level. Show us ways in which we can demonstrate the love of Christ to them. May we be a practical example of what unconditional love is to these boys by the way we talk, treat others, and live. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen. A Home Where Jesus Reigns Prayer Abba Father, we are so thrilled that our boys will be home soon. We desire to welcome them into a home where Jesus reigns. Help us to love you with all our hearts, souls, and minds. Empower us to love each other as you love us. May this be a home where kindness and thoughtfulness reign supreme and selfishness is banished. May our boys grow up with the security of knowing they are loved profoundly and seeing the love of Jesus shining through our lives. Amen. Light of the World Prayer Jesus, my Light in the darkness, your word says that we are the light of the world. Let these boys be the light of the world as they grow up. May the light of Christ illuminate through them. May they make a difference in this world for the glory of your name. Let them be a true representation of Christ. When people see them, let them see Jesus Christ and him crucified. We pray this trusting and believing. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. You Are with Our Boys Prayer Father, you are the Creator of all things. Our boys are a world away. We cannot see our dear little ones, but you are with our boys and know everything about them. You know their eye color, what their hair will look like, and what their personality will be like. You already have a plan for these little lives. Thank you for blessing us with this gift and entrusting us with its care. Prepare us for this new season of parenthood. Amen. Blessing Prayer God of blessings, I pray that our twin boys are blessed. May they be always at the top and never at the bottom. Let these children be a source of joy and comfort to other people and us. Lord, may your countenance always shine upon this child. May grace and peace always follow them. Let our children find favor with you and man, and may they walk with wise people only. In the name of Jesus, I pray. Amen. Spoken Words Prayer Faithful Father, your word teaches me that the power of life and death are in the tongue. Help me to control what I speak over these boys– both now and throughout their life. Help me to speak faith-filled words that build up my child – words of a bright future, of good health and a bright mind, words of victory. Remind me to avoid pessimistic predictions and harsh words that tear down. Protect my child from other people’s negative words as well. Amen. Purpose Prayer O God, my Promise-Keeper, we bring our twin boys into your able hands. You have ordained these children for a particular purpose. Lord, may your purposes over these children’s life be established. I build a hedge of fire around them right now. Please crush all the plans of the enemy over them, in the name of Jesus. Father God, connect these boys with their destiny. Let them be a fruitful branch of your holy vine. In Jesus’ name, I pray. Amen. Prayer to Know Identity in Christ Lord of the highest heavens, the world is filled up with people who are discontented in life because they don’t know who they are in Christ. Almighty Lord, I pray that these boys may come to know their true identity in Christ as they grow up. May they find contentment and completion in Christ alone. Let the joy of the Lord be their strength all the days of their life. In Jesus’ name, I pray, Amen. Prayer for Good Plans God of hope, how wondrous to be granted the joy of raising these twin boys. Your miracle of life is so exhilarating! Many are the wonders you have done and the plans you have for us. None can compare to You! When I begin to worry about my boy’s development and safety, surround me with the confident assurance that your plans are good plans. Amen.
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We have an article 5, official letter from U.S. Government to Burundian Government saying the adoption can move through to finalize!!!!! We are so excited to announce that an Article 5 has been issued and sent to Burundi. We are one step closer to our boys being in our arms. Now what? We wait for a court date to be set in Burundi to finalize our adoption. We don't have a clear timeline on this part of the process. Families have waited as little as 2 months or as long as 10 months for a court date. We continue to pray for God's perfect timing. Once a date is set, an attorney from our agency will represent us in court. After court approval, Burundian Law dictates a 30 day period of public post of the adoption. After the 30 day period, the Central Authority will finalize everything and we will receive our court decree. From that point we will obtain our visas and schedule our flights to travel. As soon as we get our official invite to travel we are off to Burundi! Dusty and I will spend 5 days in Burundi. We are among a few families to be the first to adopt from the shelter where our boys live. It is at least a 3 hour drive from the city. We will truly get to see the beauty of Burundi as drive up country to meet our boys for the first time. After our required time in Burundi, we will head to Nairobi for 5 days where we will have medical appointments for the boys and get all our final documents from the U.S. Embassy to head home. We continue to prepare our physical space at home as well as our emotional space. Please join us in prayer as we walk the final leg of the adoption process. We are joyous to begin the journey of a family of 6. Additional updates: A few weeks back a representative from the Central Authorities office traveled to different shelters and obtained additional photos and hopefully videos of children that had been matched. We are anxiously awaiting this update. We have also sent a package to the boys. It contained for each of them: an outfit, ball, toy cars, and a photo album of all of us, our house, and our yard. We are not sure when a trip will be scheduled to take this to our boys or if they have been told about us yet. Again we know that God will allow this information to be shared with the boys at His perfect timing. Prayer needs: Continue to pray for our boys and their caregivers. Join us in prayer that the Central Authority will meet again soon for a matching committee. We are nearing 9 months since their last meeting. While we are past this point, so many loving families still wait and so many children are now “paper ready” and wait for a family. "The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in him, and I am helped. My heart leaps for joy and I will give thanks to him in song." Psalm 28: 7
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AuthorMy name is Deidra Miller. I have been married to my wonderful husband, Dusty, for 17 years. We have two biological children and our family is growing again. We prayed for 2,786 days and God answered our prayers. More days (almost 4 years) have been added as we wait for God's perfect plan for our family. We can't wait to meet our beautiful twin boys! Archives
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