We are excited that there is new news to share! Our original
agency, AAI, had a great month of referrals in November. So much so, we’ve
moved up the list to number 9! We aren’t actually eligible for a referral until
August of 2016 because of the biological child we’re expecting but we are last
on the wait list. AAI is so optimistic they are even adding families to their
wait list. By bringing on new families, AAI is committing to working in
Ethiopia for a longer time. This is great reassurance for us considering how
shaky things were this past May. We have a picture of our family two
Christmases ago in which we were #69 on the wait list. That is a crazy thought
how things have changed since then, in more than one way!
The second fun development is that we mailed our second
dossier to America World, our new agency, on Monday! It has already been hand delivered
to the State Department and is scheduled to be mailed to Ethiopia early
January. Having that stack sent out is a great relief. There were so many
technicalities we had to comb over or ask people to redo! Thanks to all our
friends who helped us with certain documents included!
(our adoption paperwork files are getting thick!)
(Troy was the driving force behind getting this paperwork done this fall)
(Ready to overnight our envelope!)
(Yay for mailing day!)
Four months ago we didn’t know if it would be possible for
us to complete an Ethiopian adoption but today we are much more hopeful of it
being a reality! We still know there are so many variables that can change but
our God is the same. He has been faithful to us in the waiting of the last two
years and will continue to be faithful. We trust in Him for the timing and completion of these
adoptions.
Merry Christmas from our family to yours!
