Team Asher

Posted on our refrigerator is a family schedule noting where all my children should be at any given time while I am gone. I have jokingly titled it "Schedule for Team Asher." However, the reality of this journey is that it has been a team effort. As I look back on all that has taken place, I recognize that this journey has been more of a relay where the baton has been handed off to the next person as he/she fulfills God's role in this crazy, but amazing, process.

The whole journey/race began with Katie Davis and her testimony of how God is working in and through her to serve His children in Uganda. Katie quickly handed the baton to a dear saint named Erin Littleton who lovingly showed both Danny and me as well as the Doyles how to navigate this whole adoption process. Through her the baton was then handed to Mary at Amani who has patiently walked the rest of the way with us. If it were not for these ladies, I can honestly say that the Doyles and the Kecks would not be bringing home their boys. God has used these women in a mighty and powerful way.

However, the journey/race would never have been completed without our amazing friends at home. Everyone has been so supportive and encouraging. It's as though adopting a child from Uganda is as normal as going to work in the morning. I do not think that this would be the case everywhere...but it is in our community, and I am so thankful for that!

The baton has continued to be passed from small group members to teacher friends to students and their parents. Even as I type, parents are willing to carry the baton to help with meals and with taking care of my children (and even the dog!). Most important of all, however, are the prayers that are being lifted up for safe travel, protection from sickness, and our bonding with Asher.

So when I look at the fridge and see the agenda titled "Schedule for Team Asher," I am reminded that God has surrounded us with amazing friends and family who have not only supported us, but who have also carried us. I may be the one who gets to bring Asher across the "finish line," but I will never forget the team who made it all possible. Thank you, dear friends!