This summer our family started on a journey towards fulfilling a dream that we have all shared for a long time. A little girl. A daughter. A sister.
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Please pray: We need the government to agree to give us back our overpayment. This would probably nearly cover our outrageous flight fees in August. To the tune of $16,000 for 4 out and six people returning.
PRAISES:
~ We had an amazingly fast court date: 5 weeks!! The girls are ours!
~ Our referral WAS a quick one!! It was 3 months, 30 days! We were referred two girls: 4 1/2 & 3 1/2.
~ The medical can now be begun at referral, rather than at court date, thereby shortening our 'time til travel by 2-3 months' after court date!!
~ Our file has gone to Ethiopia - St. Nicholas Day!
~ Our homestudy is complete and approved!
~ Cassidy got the part of Randolph in the musical Bye Bye Birdie, after sacrificing his television/movie auditions trips for the adoption.
~We have been so blessed by the kindness of all our friends in caring for our children while we have been at seminars and meetings.
~Our social worker is a really nice lady.
~Due to no comments stating the opposite I can only assume that our financial situation is acceptable to everyone.
~We received an adoption grant of $10,000!
~Our social worker will complete our homestudy over the next two weeks!! We are moving forward!!
~Our financial needs are being met abundantly.
~We have been very blessed by gifts from friends and family lately.
~Our accountant's letter was approved by Kidslink!
~ We heard that our income is not taken into account when approving us for adoption with the Kidslink adoption agency.
~Praising that Courtney got into ISEBR before Sept. 3.
~We had the pleasure of meeting another Ethiopian adoption family that lives in our province!
~ We made friends with a kind Ethiopian man who will have his son take us around Addis Ababa, Ethiopia!
~ We don't need to wait for Ministry Approval as our agency can give this approval!! One less step involved!!
~We received a $750 mystery cheque from the government!
~ Our medical exams & tests came back free of problems!
~ Our physicals are only going to cost $200, instead of nearer $1000 for forms, exam, and tests!
~ Huge Praise!! Through dear friends of ours, God has met some more of our needs! Thank you!!!!
~ Babysitters lined up for the Seminars!!!
~ Criminal check in England not necessary - one less hoop!
~ We did great at our garage sale - we made $255
~ Ray has an abundance of work right now!!
~ Our lawyer has not charged us a penny for his services!
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Today marks one month of waiting for our referral for our little girls. We hope that it is sooner rather than later!! But truly, the last month has flown by, with two birthdays and Christmas and plenty of friends and company to visit!
4 comments:
Hi Justine,
Have your heard anything at all from KL? I had a dream about YOUR referral last night! Too funny...you had called Ethiopia yourself and said you would take 3 children and you immediately got a referral for a 10 year old, 9 year old and a 1 year old. Isn't that weird. You guys were so excited and the children were beautiful - of course!!!
Let me know what's happening...please let us all hear good news soon!!!
Take care,
Tammy
One month is a good chunk of time and I am glad to hear that its gone by quickly for you! I think the key is going to be to keep yourself busy and your mind focused on other things but I don't imagine that will be difficult with 6 boys! LOL!
Hope you hear about your girls very soon! :-)
Hi Justine,
I truly hope it won't be much longer for you! It seems as though things are slow all over. Our exciting news is that our dossier is being sent to Zambia this week!!! Hooray! Soon we can play the waiting game with you. Maybe we'll be travelling to our respective countries at the same time.
Blessings,
Susan
One month down...one month closer to your girls!
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