The waiting is the hardest part, or at least it has been so far on our adoption journey. Getting a referral (match) is the next step in our journey. We are now waiting for that very important phone call from our agency saying that we have been matched with a child. I expect (or at least hope) that the next shared list of waiting children that China releases or our agency’s private list will have our little one on it. Our LID was 9/27/2011. We are adopting a child with a minor medical need or special need, so once we are matched, we should be traveling to get her within six months. Of course, we have been praying that it happens sooner. “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”
Families waiting for a healthy child from China currently have over a five year wait once they have a LID. I can’t imagine waiting that long, but God bless those families that have and that are still waiting. From what I’ve seen and read, some of these families change programs, some adopt domestically during that wait time, and some end up having biological children during that time. I hope that these families that have waited for so long receive their referrals soon, and that their waiting is soon replaced with joy.
Lori
I pray you get your match soon. I happen to be one of those who have been logged in forever. We hit our 5 yr 4 months on the 8th...and i'm happy to say after 64 months logged in, we are NEXT!! We are on top of the world and are hoping that referrals come out before CHRISTMAS! Being next sure feels much different, the wait time of all those months are slowly fading away and this here is the hardest part now, waiting for referrals. But now it doesn't matter what the cut off date is because last month we missed that by one day!
God Bless and Merry Christmas~!
Sherri