Our dossier is finally complete! We got the call yesterday that the dossier has received it's final authentications in Washington DC and is on it's way to our adoption agency (CWA) in North Carolina. There it will be translated into Amharic and sent on to Ethiopia. We will then be officially put on the waiting list for the referral of a child! Things are happening! We don't know for sure how long it will take to get a referral, but CWA says 2-3 months is typical. We are looking forward to that phone call already...
Yesterday we had our first round of immunizations. Yes, folks, that means needles. Lots of them. We had 387 shots each. Well ok, maybe it was only 5, but it seemed like more than that. So, today, we've got sore shoulder syndrome, which I suppose is better than sore that-other-place-they-give-shots-sometimes syndrome.
God has been so good to us as we get ready for our next child. One of our biggest prayer items is that we wanted to see Lana progress in some areas before we add another family member. We have needed her to take a bottle and solid food better, so that Jamie can be gone to Africa and the poor girl doesn't starve! Just in the last week, she has begun taking a bottle well and eating several different kinds of yuk... I mean... mashed veggies.
Also of note - between our economic stimulus payment and a reimbursement from Jamie's doctor for over-charging, we have over $2000 of unexpected money to put toward the adoption. We are grateful for God's continued provision.
God is good, and we believe His hand is in our effort to honor Him with our family. We look forward to seeing Him do more in our lives.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
Monday, June 2, 2008
All Quiet on the Adoption Front
We have completed all of our dossier paperwork requirements and are waiting for the final version of the homestudy report. Once this is received, we will send 2 copies of the entire dossier to CWA for review. After corrections are incorporated, we will send the dossier originals to the U.S State Dept for authentication, and then it will be ready to send to Ethiopia. We would like to have all that completed this month, but God's timing is best.
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