At peace knowing God is in control

No new information regarding the adoption from our agency. We have been sent information that talks are still in the works to get an interim agreement between Vietnam and the US. The following excerpt is from our agency:

Joint Council continues to be in close communication with officials at the Department of State to ascertain the progress of diplomatic efforts between the United States and Vietnam on a new Memorandum of Understanding. As stated previously, only those families who received a written letter of referral from the DIA on or before September 1st, 2008, will have their cases processed to completion.

According to the latest numbers released by the Department of State, 524 families were matched with a child by September 1st, and of that number, 247 families have filed an I600 petition with USCIS.

Joint Council will continue to release more information on the processing of these cases as we receive it from the Department of State and USCIS.

We feel a deep sense of peace over this situation. Several people have asked us - and we are grateful for all the people following the journey and all the prayers and support - and we have come to know that our God is bigger than all of this and we will look back on this someday knowing exactly why it didn't go quite like we thought it would. Our plans are definately not His plans and we serve a mighty God.