After MANY dossier updates, we are headed back to Ukraine again. God willing, we will soon have as many children (5) as we had members of the family when this whole thing started. Paula and I will go alone this time. It ain't Hawaii, but we will enjoy the time together. Why is it that I always go to Ukraine in WINTER?
Our date to visit the central office in Kiev is November 25. We should arrive in Zaporizhzhya on Thanksgiving Day for our official orphanage visit. This will be our second consecutive Thanksgiving over there.
It is miraculous how this has worked out. After our dossier was rejected twice, we had to update our homestudy in 3 days and FedEx it over in order to meet our resubmittal deadline. Part of the update was to get 2 forms from our state capital. Our social worker predicted that they would probably not be willing to give these updates to us because it had been so long since I was last fingerprinted. But Paula and I (like Jake and Elwood) were on a mission from God. We drove down, visited both offices and were given the forms immediately! Obviously, we met the deadline as God worked us through what is a normally 4-6 week process.
Our plan is to visit court and, since there is a mandatory 10 day waiting period, come back home for the Holidays. I will go back in January to bring our new daughter home. Please pray with us that this process will go smoother than the last one did. Specifically, please pray for a fast court date.
I will post more in a week or so.
Blessings,
Ande
Ephesians 2:10
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5 comments:
We are so very excited. We know it's been a long wait, and we've been praying for years for your other daughter. Can't wait to read the updates as God works out the details. Thanks for sharing!!
We are so excited for you guys! Can't wait to follow you through this next adventure! The kids were talking this morning and think we should go back for one more boy :) LOL... Sooooo funny :)
Love from the Smiths!
We are thrilled that the time has come. You all will be in our prayers. We'll be watching for the updates.
sooo excited for you all!!!! maybe we will run into you somewhere in Ukraine! on with the adventure. (: Valerie and gang
I am so glad I found your blog. We will be praying for you all. You have been such an inspiration and encouragement to me in the brief time that we have had to spend chatting.
Love,
Gina
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