Cass & Alex Waddell

Updates

• Update 7

  Long overdue update!

  February 3, 2026

  Hello friends!

  It has been almost 2 years since we posted an update in here - where does the time go?! We wanted to come on to share what has been going on in our family/adoption journey since then.

  Our precious daughter was born in September 2024, and she has been such a gift! We have loved watching her grow and learn over the last 16 months, and feel so blessed to be her parents.

  Since she was born, we have reviewed/requested to match with seven children/sibling sets in Hong Kong. Each time another family was chosen. We have felt every emotion throughout this process, and have continued to seek the Lord as He leads our family every step of the way in this journey. As we continue to pray for clarity and guidance on whether we should switch to a different program, we both continue to hear the Lord telling us to stay with Hong Kong.

  It began to feel clear to us that the Hong Kong organization Lifeline works with was not going to match us with a child until our biological daughter was a bit older. We both felt the Lord stirring our hearts to consider adding another biological child to our family sooner than we originally expected, and we found out in December 2025 that we were expecting another biological child. Praise the Lord!

  So, our adoption has officially been placed on hold (where it can remain for up to 2 years without losing our progress so far), and we plan to resume the journey with full force after our sweet baby is born.

  We are so grateful for all of the ways you have walked this road with us, and we long for the day that we bring our child home from Hong Kong and get the pleasure of sharing all of the beautiful details of this story with them.

  In Christ,
  Cass + Alex

• Update 6

  

  Baby Waddell

  March 29, 2024

  As most of you know, we found out in January that we are expecting a bio baby in September! Since sharing that wonderful news we have had a lot of questions about what that means for this adoption process.

  The program we are adopting through requires you put your adoption on hold during your pregnancy. We will have up to 2 years to come off of hold, but can do it as soon as a month after the baby is born. Our plan is the do the later, and to be a waiting family again in the fall!

  From the very beginning conversations about growing our family, we both felt the Lord telling us we would add babies through both adoption and biology. For 2+ years we prayed for this bio baby, but that was not what led us to adoption. We feel God calls all believers to care for the orphan and widow, and for our family that looks like adopting a child into our family as our own in joyful obedience!

  We are so excited for the answered prayer of this sweet life, and are anxiously anticipating the re-opening of our family’s adoption case and to meet our sweet child in Hong Kong.

  Thank you for your continued prayers and support of our family as we live joyfully in the plans God has for us!

  In Christ,

  Cass + Alex

• Update 5

  

  Adopt with Fund the Nations Campaign

  November 7, 2023

  Hey everybody!

  It has been a CRAZY past few days!! As many of you know, we were chosen as a top ten family for the 2023 Adopt with Fund the Nations campaign. Through this fundraiser, 10 adoptive families share their stories to get the most "votes" in order to be the winning family at the end of the week. One t-shirt purchased = one vote, and the winning family receives a FULLY FUNDED ADOPTION!

  Through sharing our story for this fundraiser we received an INCREDIBLY generous donation from some of Cass's dear friends to FULLY FUND OUR ADOPTION!! Praise God, He is GOOD!!! We are so humbled, overwhelmed, and deeply grateful for this gift. We have consistently been at a loss for words as we have watched friends, family, and strangers rally around us throughout this adoption process. It has truly been incredible.

  We continue to wait for our immigration approval and to be matched with our child, but if we've learned anything this week, it's that the Lord provides at exactly the right time, and for that, we are so grateful.

  We appreciate your continued prayers and support as we continue on this long journey!

  In Christ,
  Cass + Alex

• Update 4

  

  Our home study has been approved!

  August 1, 2023

  Today marks one full year of being on this adoption journey. We have learned so much of the goodness and sovereignty of God, as well as many lessons in patience and surrender. We have seen the body of Christ show up in the most amazing ways, and continue to be so grateful for the prayers, support, and encouragement we have received from all of you.

  As of today we have received home study approval which means we are now officially a waiting family for a child age 0-7 from Hong Kong to join our family. The next step is to submit our I800A application & wait for our first round of immigration approval.

  We ask for prayers for patience and perseverance as the waiting continues to feel long and hard. And we continue to believe and trust that the Lord holds this process, as well as our child, in His hands. How comforting a truth that is!

  In Christ,

  Cass + Alex

• Update 3

  

  Prayers for our Home Study

  January 29, 2023

  This morning our church family prayed over Lifeline Children’s Services, and our specific adoption process. We are so thankful God faithfully led us to a church congregation that so deeply and actively cares for the widow and orphan, as the Lord commands us to. We are so thankful for an adoption agency that is Gospel-centered in their mission to love the vulnerable. We covet the prayers of our fellow believers as we continue on this journey.

  We officially start our home study interviews next week, and would love prayers for that process! We are specifically requesting prayers
  1. We would faithfully follow where the Lord leads.
  2. That God would be reflected through us in every step.
  3. And that any hurdles would be removed so we are able to finish this process quickly and accurately.

  In Christ,

  Cass + Alex

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