This last week, there have been so many referrals. It is so encouraging!!
One family got their referral for a 3 month old baby; another for a 2 1/2 year old boy - they had only been waiting for 2 1/2 weeks since their dossier arrived in Ethiopia!
Another got a baby girl. And the most cool one of all was a sibling group of three! This lucky family have just been referred 4 year old twins - boy and girl, and their 1 year old baby brother. How beautiful is that!!
With our file so close to getting to Ethiopia (days away) , I find it so encouraging to hear of these referrals; especially the quick ones!! Lately, there have been at least two families that received their referrals within a couple weeks of their file being sent!
As well as all the referrals, there have been two families that have just returned this week from picking up their children and also lots of Visas and Medicals in the 'mysterious' POUCH.
The pouch is something that travels from the High Commission in Nairobi to Kidslink. This pouch always has good news in it. When children's visas or medicals are issued they are put into the pouch and then delivered to KL, where it is then opened. Believe me, the people who are waiting for good news are waiting with baited breath for this pouch to be opened. It is usually opened on Fridays, but once in a while (like the last two weeks) it has not been opened until Monday. At that time there are squeals of excitement or sighs of disappointment, depending on whether a waiting parent's child's visa or medical came in or not.
So here is to hoping that our file gets AUTHENTICATED this week and is off to Ethiopia SOON!
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Yes! I am keeping my fingers crossed for you that your file is authenticated quickly and you can begin the wait for a referral ASAP! Hoping you are one of the lucky families to get a referral so quickly too! :-)
I am so excited for you as things get closer!!! We are a little further behind than we were a few weeks ago but for a very exciting reason! If I can find your e-mail address, I will share the news!
Anyway, pretty soon, you will be sharing the referral news. I can hardly wait!
Sorry I've been gone so long. The upcoming trip is consuming me! :) We'll be praying for a quick authentication and referral. Can't wait to hear the news when you get your referral!
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