Clarity (Or at least a a mild clearing of the mind)

Sigh.  I think D and I have experienced a bit of clarity on how our family might grow next.  (Although it seems to be short lived clarity as it leads us right back to a door that seems tightly shut.) 
A few weeks back, I was browsing through Rainbow Kids, which is an online photolisting that works to connect waiting kids to waiting families.   A baby from Haiti was listed.  (That is a rarity.  Rarely are kids from Haiti listed.)  He has a genetic sydrome that affects at least one hand and maybe his feet.  But after doing a little online research, depending on the severity of the syndrome, I thought that it was possibly something we could handle.  So I sent an inquiry to the agency that is placing him asking for some more information.  (If his condition is too severe, I don't know that we would be the best placement for him.  It would depend on many things.)  I of course told the agency that we didn't meet the age requirements but were hoping that if we decided to pursue a special needs adoption that there might be more leeway given.  When D got home from work, I shared what I had done/found and he was excited. 

And that is where the clarity part come in. 

We have not had that feeling about anything else. 

I've inquired about several different programs from other countries.  Infant adoption from Ethiopia.  Independent adoption from Ghana.  Domestic infant adoption through a couple of agencies.  Nothing has really clicked. 

But with this situation, D and I were both feeling it. 

And now to the sigh. 

We heard back from the agency yesterday.  They will not consider us due to our ages as their workers in Haiti do not believe IBESR will approve us.  I'm not devastated as we still had a lot of research to do before we knew if we would have been the best family for that little boy.  But it is one of those things that makes you a bit disgusted in a forlorn sort of way.  As in, this child has no hope.  I am not kidding when I say that children with his condition would be viewed as unintelligent, less than human, or cursed through Voodoo.  And we are a family who is willing to offer hope but are unable to.  At least at this time. 

So joy in that it has affirmed how much our hearts are still in Haiti.  But sadness for a little baby who needs hope. 

Would you continue to pray for us, that we would have clarity about what we should do next?  Once soccer is over, there is a good chance we will start preparing a homestudy.  (With no real plan in mind other than to be ready with a homestudy.) 

Would you pray for this little boy, that a family would be found for him? 

Would you pray for Haiti, as the elections near, that Haiti as a whole would benefit from whomever is its next President?  That the next President will be a true servant of the people who will not seek to line his/her own pockets?  And that this change in power would mean positive changes for adoptions in Haiti where more families are eligible for adoption?