March 5, 2012 - New Adoption Laws

So I emailed Mandee to see the status of our adoption.  Here is what we found out.

Lindsay,Thanks for checking in. I absolutely would suggest calling to check in with my grandparents. Have I ever given you their phone number? They are just so busy! I believe that Grandpa said your file looked good but I need to be honest with you. Things are not looking good with this new law. As it is looking now then any adoptions that have been started on paper and file with the courts by May 31 can continue on but after that then Taiwan will be in charge of matching couples with babies. So, we are rapidly trying to match couples with babies so we can get through our list before the government stops us. BUT we have to have babies to give to couples. We have no control over the amount of babies that come in these doors :) So be praying!

After getting this email I decided to pick up the phone and call Bev in Taiwan.  We talked for about 10 minutes and she explained the situation and that the government is making it very hard to get these adoptions pushed through in time.  They are changing the “rules” every day and it’s all very confusing.  So at this point we are really upset and frustrated.  It feels like it slipping away and we are starting over again.  We know there are a lot of people praying for us and we still believe God is calling us there.  We have decided to continue our interest in Taiwan until God completely closes the door………….