Praying for a Little One--for Becky

Please join me in prayer for Becky this month (April-May) and let her know if you prayed for her in the comments section. I know she will be encouraged by all of your prayers, and I know all of you will be blessed by her story.  I don't need lots of comments on my other posts (haven't been getting a lot lately....are ya'll still out there??), but I do expect my readers to come out of hiding or google reader (I'm guilty too!) to comment on these praying for a little one posts as I know it would be very encouraging to Becky.

Becky and her husband, John, started trying a little over a year into their marriage.  They didn't immediately go for testing since there was some time that they were apart due to both being in the military.  Their initial testing did find one problem, but their doctor didn't explain the severity of the issue.  A simple google search left Becky staring at the screen in disbelief that it appeared IVF was the only option for them to conceive.  (Becky has not discussed the details of their diagnosis on her blog for privacy reasons).  Their first IVF attempt did result in a precious little life, but sadly Becky's pregnancy ended in a miscarriage.  Becky and John believed this sweet baby was a girl and named her Johannah Elise.  During their second IVF attempt, Becky was given some very distressing news from her embryologist that was noticed during their first IVF.  After receiving the news that IVF #2 was negative, Becky and her husband felt that God gave them a clear no and took time to mourn the loss of a biological child.  As Becky explains in this post, "There are very real losses that must be dealt with and accepted before you can move forward with adoption with an open heart. What I realized is that for me the pain of seeing a pregnant women was less about the experience of pregnancy and more about the child that would come. I want to be a parent more than I want to be pregnant."                 Becky and John felt called to adopt from South Korea through a designated adoption opportunity that came to them but eventually fell through.  Even though it was very disappointing, Becky and her husband are glad that the opportunity led them to South Korea adoptions as they definitely feel that they are supposed to adopt from South Korea.  Recently, Becky and John received their welcome packet from the Korea program so they are now officially waiting!!!!!  The current wait for a referral is six to nine months and the wait for traveling over to Korea is taking about 6-8 months so Becky and John's little one will most likely spend his or her first birthday in Korea.  Something very exciting is that because a baby has to be up for adoption for Korean citizens for the first five months and an average referral time is about six months, Becky and John's baby could be born any day or just recently born!  Becky is beginning to hope and let herself dream (you can read more about that here).  Becky and John will most likely have a boy because boys are less likely to be adopted domestically in Korea, and Becky is dreaming of an airplane themed nursery since they will be stationed next to an Air Force for their next assignment.  Too cute!!  And a little boy's dream to get to watch all of those planes and jets!  They are also talking about names but will wait to finalize as they would like to use their little one's Korean name as their middle name.

Specific Prayer Requests:

-I-600A be processed in a timely manner with no issues
-For the Lord to show Becky how she should be using this waiting time to prepare for motherhood and to continue to serve Him
-For peace and patience as they wait
-For healing for their child who may be born any day now and his/her birthmother as they both experience a profound loss
-For healing for Becky over the pain of infertility and pregnancy loss
-For the Lord to unite us with the child He has for our family

Becky- I'm so excited for you and John, and I can't wait to "meet" your little one.  Thank you so much for sharing your journey so we can all learn about adoption and for the blessing of watching God answer our prayers.