Wars and rumors of wars

I was on a question & answer call yesterday with our agency. One person asked about the rumors about Ethiopia going to war. It was stated they didn’t think if war broke out it would be in Ethiopia. One of the agency employee's who has worked in international adoption for years commented that she has seen many different situations arise in other countries. International adoption was able to continue when there had been wars within the country. International adoption will stop in a country if the government is unable to function. This news was encouraging to the "waiting families."
The next family waiting on the list for an infant boy had their dossier sent in March. It was the same for the next family waiting for an infant girl. The next family waiting for preschool siblings had their application in July. So their wait was about 6 months. The agency representatives are still anticipating a 6-month wait for referral. The travel time is still 1-3 months but the last few have been in two months from date of referral. Based on those #’s our referral may be received in March and travel in May. One thing for sure, it will be in God’s perfect time.