“Everyone needs compassion. Love that’s never failing…”
Posted on December 9th, 2011.First, I have to apologize in advance because although this post will give more detail than my somewhat cryptic tweet earlier today it is still going to be vague and require you to “read between the lines.” This is after all the dubya dubya dubya (for those who don’t speak slang that is W.W.W.) and ANYONE in any PLACE in the ENTIRE world can read this so I have to be careful. Especially at this point. That being said I will now de-crypticize as much as possible. Buckle your seatbelts.
Oh, but before I do that let me answer a few questions that will immediately pop into your head as soon as I begin de-crypticizing. I just want you to have your answers ahead of time so you don’t get distracted “wondering” and forget to read the rest of my blog post. That’s right, I’m always looking out for you! Ahem… here we go. No, we do not smoke crack. No, we do not smoke anything. Ever. We don’t even breathe therefore blowing smoke out of our mouths when we go outside and it’s really cold. No, we do not own a Sprinter Van nor have any plans to purchase one. No, we are not trying to get a show on TLC. Although, I am a self-proclaimed comedian. 
No, we don’t like it when you stare at us when we walk in public places as if we just unloaded a field trip bus into your establishment. Yes, we have a TV. No, we (we as in me) are not pregnant. Yes, we have passed psychological exams and have been found to be sane. No, you may not disagree. Yes, we love Jesus. Yes, we love our family. Yes, we love others. Yes, we will do whatever Jesus tells us to do no matter how cuh-razzzzy you think we are. No, we are not getting a dog. Yes, we will be disobedient if Jesus tells us to get a dog. Or a cat. Or anything of the animal species.
With all of THAT being said I really will now get to the important part. When we adopted Lilli earlier this year we knew that we were called to adopt another daughter in the future. We assumed we would choose a child younger than Lilli and we were just waiting and praying about that. However, God’s plans sometimes don’t match up with “our” plans. Earlier this week we found out about a girl who is 13 years old that desperately desires a family. She has lived in an orphanage her entire life and watched her best friends all get adopted last year. She has kept in contact with them via Skype and begs them to find her a family too. The “place” where she lives never started paperwork for her to be able to be adopted because they didn’t think anyone would want her. In this “place” once a child turns 14 they can NEVER be adopted. Even if they have a family waiting for them if the family does not have their Gotcha day before the 14th birthday they will NEVER be adopted. This girl is turning 14 at the end of February. Because the “place” she is at just started paperwork for her to be able to be adopted it has left a VERY short, almost impossible time frame for anyone to be able to get through all the necessary steps to get to her in time.
Our family (and that means the kids too) have prayed and we are going for her. We are trying to expedite every possible step so that we have a chance at getting to her before her birthday. Nothing is guaranteed. Her file is still not even in the “system” yet so we cannot even be officially matched. There is a huge chance that when it comes in we may not be allowed to be matched with her because of the short time frame. It is a very detailed process that needs to occur in two months!! So I’m not going to try and list all of the things that need to happen but I’m just asking you to pray for miracles. And I mean one miracle after another. We are prepared that there may be another family who is ahead of us in the process who might want her and be able to get to her faster. If that is the case we will gladly let her go to that family. The most important thing is that she gets a family. However, we cannot sit by and wait because there is no time for that so we will be charging forth like mad dogs until the door gets slammed in our face. So please pray!! Pray first that she gets in a loving family before her birthday. Pray second that if it’s us that He miraculously gets all of our paperwork through EVERY stinkin step it’s gotta go through at record, miracle breaking speed. Pray third that He provides the money we need to make this happen.
The boys are praying their little hearts out. I asked Ayden (8) why he would want to adopt this girl and his response was “Because she doesn’t have a family and that’s not right. Jesus wants everyone to have a family. We have a family and she can be a part of it. Go get her.” Needless to say, the boys are all on board.
The lady at our adoption agency said to me yesterday, “You realize you’re pretty much asking us to do the impossible, to move mountains.” My response was, “Yes, I realize that. But that’s not a problem for God. He’s in the mountain moving business.”
Ready. Set. Pray.
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I knew it!!! Amazing!!! Tears!!! I’m praying!!!
You and your family are an inspiration! So amazing what you’re doing. Praying for miracles!
I. Love. Your. Hearts….praying! =D
wow Kelli what an amazing journey yall have set out on. I am praying and believing with you for this young lady. Yes, she does need a family and your would be just sublime. Love your heart and am standing in agreement with you and your family (all of your family <3 ). ~Jess
Gosh, with what we talked about at T2 yesterday, reading this post just made my heart jump. Oh, praying SO HARD for you guys!!!! And I mean that with every breath! I loved Ayden’s comment. What a sweet and tender heart. And yes! God is in the mountain moving business. I’m believing and standing with you and the GREAT, GREAT GOD we serve! <3
I’m standing with you and your family in prayer, nothing is impossible for our God!!
Amen sister!! Yes HE is! He certainly moved mountains for us to be matched with Naomi!
. He can certainly do this. Praying!! 
I saw your post earlier this week, and cried and prayed for her. Now I know I can cry and pray for her to come home with you!!!
Kelli!!! This is such exciting news! Isn’t it amazing what God calls us to do? Praying for you as you go on this journey again!!! Much love to your family! I’m so very excited for you guys!!!!
COMPLETELY EXCITED THAT YOU’RE IN THIS PROCESS!Praying for what you asked and more!
Got it Kelli! We are praying. You seem to have a way to deploy prayer power and I think you have a great shot to give this girl a family with the backing of our Father.
Much love,
Donnine Souhrada
thanks for sharing.. wow… Trusting Him with you!!!
Wow, wow, wow! I love it! Praying for your family…you guys are AMAZING!!
OHMYWORD I am streaming tears of JOY!!!!! I want her BEYOND desperately, and haven’t gotten her off my mind-but we have NEVER adopted…YET, so the process would take twice as long. I just know that this has solidified within my heart that we WILL be adopting at some point. SOoooo, with all that said, YES we are praying, believing, and standing in AGREEMENT that she has HER PLACE, because HER NAME has ALREADY been written over the threshold of HER HOME, PLACE, and FAMILY of CHOICE!!! Cannot wait to physically SEE her come HOME :0) Love y’all SO much and anticipate GREAT speed as you GO at God’s rapidly, favorably, and Passionate Pace towards His Little Darling One!!
Shells :0)
omgomgomg is this the girl who was in the blog you posted? that super cute 7th grader who just has a limp and mild problems with her hand?! I SO wanted her for you! Ok, if not I’m still excited but if that’s her I’m ridiculously excited!
Our Daughter Nicole & Hubby have 4 children and are in process of adopting as well..God has moved mountains for them and we will agree to see Him do the same for you. Bless you for answering the call to bring the homeless into a home..it is the very heart of The Father..we’ll be prayin!!
Kelli Jones, I love you. AUDACIOUS, BOLD, DARING. World changer. This little girl will know she was wanted, even if she ends up somewhere else. And that will make all the difference.
We serve a mountain-movin’ God!!!
FAN-FREAKIN-TASTIC! I love it, you guys! Praying for mountains to melt before you as the glory and power of our Lord leads you!!!
Praying heaven meet earth miracles that give God all the glory prayers for one of my favorite families ever!!!! And your right you know who your Daddy is!!! You know what He can do and He can do it again! The Stars love the Jones’ and we will fight with you in prayer and you know my digits if you need help with anything else!
I love that the peace of God is on you and your family. Peace and faith that our God already has all the details worked out. Keep smiling, God loves a cheerful giver and giving a home to one without, is Christ. Praying for you!
Beth Goff sent me your link and asked me to pray. And I loved reading your post. Because we decided, just 4 months after adopting a 16 month old girl from China, that we were being called to adopt a 12 year old girl. And I knew people would think we’re crazy. (We also have a 3 year old boy.) But we knew what God was calling us to do. Caroline LiYun turned 13 a few weeks ago, and we’ve been home 5 months. So I’m praying hard for everything to be expedited so you can bring this child home! And I’m here for any questions about older child adoption, adopting out of birth order, etc. I’m still figuring it all out, but I’m learning every day.
So thrilled for you and will be praying!
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