Ugandan Adoption Law Changes

As some of you may have heard on the news this week, the Ugandan Parliament passed a law this week regarding foreign adoptions.  We are not sure what this means for our adoption at this time.  Many tears were shed today as we tried to process what this could mean for our family.  These are the facts that we received from our agency today:

• The new Children Act Bill was passed, however, the requirement of foreign families living in Uganda prior to receiving guardianship of a child was reduced from 36 months to 12 months
• There was debate about not requiring families to remain in Uganda for the full 12 months, but instead to travel back and forth for bonding over the process of one year
• Guardianships may continue as is until this new law goes into affect
• The President has not yet signed the law, and may not sign it at all

At this time, we have been advised to be prepared for a lot of unknowns.  We will continue to follow God's plan for our family.  Please be in prayer for the Ugandan government, adoptive families, and especially the orphans.