Update on our updates....
I know this adoption process can be confusing to follow. It gets overwhelming for us too and we have to roll with the punches and just go with it. Thankfully we have been so pleased with our agency and they really are a support to us through all this!
At this point, our adoption case is being reviewed by the US Embassy and we are waiting to hear from them that our case is looking good and satisfies all US regulations for adoption. Great news to be this far!! Then SLAM....we are told that we need to update some documents from our initial paperwork of 2013, the dossier (a large complied stack of official documents, appointments, etc. all notarized, state sealed, authenticated and translated). As we get closer to court, these forms are now 2 years old. Roll with the punches, and here we go again.
Thankfully we updated our home study in November so some of that counts, but we need to re-do several documents so that they are on the requested form and then notarized. God has it all in place as we put out a shout out for help and folks stepped up!! A notary friend came to our doctor appointment with us to witness the doctor's signature and notarize that. A friendly police officer helped us by going to the bank with us to get his signature notarized on another form. A bank officer took a break from an important meeting to step out and sign another form for us! Really, just all God lining things up.
Feeling very grateful! Almost done. 3 more forms to go!
How can you help? Please be praying for our case as this is the knitty-gritty time for it to be reviewed by US Embassy and Ethiopian government. Pray for this now through our court date when we officially have passed all clearances, all the hoops, and we can call Tarik our son!!
Thank you for your prayers!!! God will make a way!
I know this adoption process can be confusing to follow. It gets overwhelming for us too and we have to roll with the punches and just go with it. Thankfully we have been so pleased with our agency and they really are a support to us through all this!
At this point, our adoption case is being reviewed by the US Embassy and we are waiting to hear from them that our case is looking good and satisfies all US regulations for adoption. Great news to be this far!! Then SLAM....we are told that we need to update some documents from our initial paperwork of 2013, the dossier (a large complied stack of official documents, appointments, etc. all notarized, state sealed, authenticated and translated). As we get closer to court, these forms are now 2 years old. Roll with the punches, and here we go again.
Thankfully we updated our home study in November so some of that counts, but we need to re-do several documents so that they are on the requested form and then notarized. God has it all in place as we put out a shout out for help and folks stepped up!! A notary friend came to our doctor appointment with us to witness the doctor's signature and notarize that. A friendly police officer helped us by going to the bank with us to get his signature notarized on another form. A bank officer took a break from an important meeting to step out and sign another form for us! Really, just all God lining things up.
Feeling very grateful! Almost done. 3 more forms to go!
How can you help? Please be praying for our case as this is the knitty-gritty time for it to be reviewed by US Embassy and Ethiopian government. Pray for this now through our court date when we officially have passed all clearances, all the hoops, and we can call Tarik our son!!
Thank you for your prayers!!! God will make a way!
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