What is the greatest need? Part 1

When we began exploring adoption we knew right where we wanted to start. We had been asking around for years, taking inventory of which agencies had the most positive stories and the happiest "clients". Walking into the first information meeting we felt so confident in what we wanted (what we wanted...hmmm)  that we didnt even pick up the international program packet!

We stayed after the session was done and got in line to ask the director a few personal follow up questions. It seemed like we waited forever! A couple times I know I thought about just calling back later. I am so glad we stayed. When it was finally our turn, we stumbled through telling her a little bit about ourselves and then we asked THE question: What is the greatest need? 

We have asked this question multiple times over the last several months, truly believing that God was leading us to whatever was at the end of that question. We have been led to Africa, and then to Ghana, and then to a little boy.  All along the way the most amazing things have happened to confirm that this was God's plan all along.

But then when we stopped asking that question. Somehow we slowly slipped back into what we wanted and what we thought we could 'handle'.  Isn't it funny how being just a little bit more comfortable can change your focus?

It seems like at every point along this journey, just when things have gotten comfortable enough for us to take a deep breath and say "wow, ok, well...we never imagined that this is where we would be", God immediately pushes us just a little bit further outside of our comfort zone.

A series of recent events (most definitely not coincidences) caused us to trip over our very own comfort and fall face first back into that question: What is the greatest need?