Another milestone in our adoption journey has been reached - our state mandated home study is complete. *Yea!*
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION
Joshua and Jaclyn Cooper are a loving couple who have been married for nine years. They are excellent candidates for adoption, as they have a vibrant marriage, stable employment, and a healthy child rearing philosophy. They also have plenty of room in their hearts and in their home for an additional child. Based on the facts presented...it has been assessed that Joshua Paul Cooper and Jaclyn Sue Cooper are suitable and eligible to adopt from the country of Lesotho.
We just wanted to share this good news with all of you, and to thank all of you who have and continue to pray for us as we journey together to bring our son home. Y'all rock!
On a more personal [and related] note, our friends, Bryan and Anita, wrote on their blog [http:ourbeautifulmission.blogspot.com] that an infant unexpectedly died two days ago at their orphanage. Even as I type, I get all choked up because this shouldn't be happening. Yet, it's the reality that the Lesotho babies and children face each and every day. Every day there is a battle between life and death.
Please continue to pray - not only for us - but for our friends and the children of Beautiful Gate. And now...we wait.
As our paperwork makes its way to Africa.
As patiently as we can.
