The McAlister’s Big news!
We are adopting a child!
Welcome to our story….
If you are here you probably have heard we are on the journey of adoption and adding another life to our family. The Lord has truly been moving in our hearts as we navigate this new season and it is a beautiful story He is writing that we get to be a part of.
We know with our whole heart He is asking us to move forward and we are having to put our full trust in His provision every step of the way! Some days it’s easy to step out of the boat and fix our eyes on Him while other days it’s much harder to not look at what seems like an impossible mountain in front of us… but Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible. – Matthew 19:26
So we are walking towards His POSSIBLE promise to us!
This journey started with a simple knock at the door… the Lord is knocking.
It was an ordinary day in the laundry room. Hilary had no idea the Lord was about to meet her and invite our family on a journey that would change our lives. That day He whispered the name Ivory in her ear and planted a seed of deep love in her heart for a little girl that she knew was supposed to be a part of our family.
Over the last three years we have waited, watched, and wondered where she was. We have turned over every stone in hopes to get a yes. We discovered the importance of safe haven boxes, we did days of paper work, and we even got to the final stage of a domestic adoption and yet the door was closed. In fact every door we tried to walk through was closed and so we waited, some times impatiently, on the Lord.
On January 26, 2024 one of Hilary’s dearest friends invited her on a trip to Africa where she would get to teach dance. Many asked if she was going for the adoption. The answer was a confident no. Hilary’s heart was set to serve, love, and dance until she couldn’t dance anymore.
The Father loves to use ordinary people who have a yes in their heart. She had no idea that as she stepped foot on African soil she was walking into one of our families greatest and scariest adventures. The Lord was about to do exceedingly more than we could ever hope, dream or imagine.
On this spontaneous trip to Africa, the Lord brought Hilary, our little girl. You see the Ivory Coast is in Africa and He was calling us to fall in love with a country, a community, and our daughter the whole time.
He used those years of waiting to prepare our hearts for a yes that had a high cost, in every way. Uganda requires in country fostering for a year before adoption. Hilary will be leaving in the early parts of 2025 to live in Jinja, Uganda and begin the second part of our adoption story. The Lord leaves the 99 for the one and He puts the lonely in families. There is an overwhelming sense of joy, wander, fear, and faith covering our family.
We had no idea on that ordinary day in the laundry room three years ago that He would now be asking us to sacrifice so much. To be separated for so long and to have a level of faith we have never walked in. Yet there is a peace that surpasses understanding and we know that He is faithful to complete the good work He has begun in our family.
We invite you to join us on the Road to Ivory
Please take a moment and visit us at www.theroadtoivory.com
We will be sending updates about our journey to Africa, how the adoption is going plus the mission work Hilary will be doing while living there on our website. We have also decided to move towards different platforms in receiving support during this time that aligns with our needs. You can find this available on our site as well! We can’t wait to continue to share all that God is doing in our family! Your prayers are treasured!
Dear Friends and Family!
It is with so much excitement that I am happy to announce our family is finally an active family!!! You may be asking what this means. This means we are waiting to be matched and on the journey to expand our family.
Your love, prayers and support means everything to us!
How to pray:
1. We will hear the Lords voice clearly during this part and have confirmation on our next steps!
2. Strengthening of our faith! Philippians 1:6 We can be confident He who started this good work will be faithful to complete it.
3. Financial provision and the peace that he will provide for our family as we walk forward.
We love you all!!!
Hilary and John!
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