Thursday, August 28, 2008
Home Study
So our home study appts. are all set up. We have them the 15th, 17th, & 19th of Sept. Please pray that they all go well. I talked to our social worker for a while last night. She's very pleasant & of course recognized our last name. The funny thing is we can't officially start the home study until our $1,000 is received by the agency so we're looking forward to seeing how God will provide. Please keep us in your prayers while we journey through this next phase......
Monday, August 11, 2008
Prayer for Ethiopia!
I just wanted to post a couple of things that were sent to me.....
Please pray for Ethiopia & even though we don't know our new little one yet, please keep he/she in your prayers as well. My heart brakes knowing that such things are happening not only to Ethiopia, but the rest of the world as well. It kills me even more knowing that our child is living this out right now. Please pray for God to put His hands on Ethiopia to start the courts up sooner. There are many families just from our agency that are now just waiting for their court dates, which means many many children have homes already they just have to wait for the court to send them out of these devastating situations...
Video
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/08/05/geissler.ethiopia.famine.ITN
Email we received from our case worker
Dear Families:
Ethiopia is now experiencing their annual rainy season, and this impacts much of their daily lives. Roads that were somewhat accessible before are now all but washed away, and transportation is challenging. We can all imagine daily life for those who must endure this season every year.
The judges of the Federal Court are now beginning their two month leave, and are expected to return in late September. Only a few more court cases will be processed this week. A few cases have already been scheduled for court in mid October. We do not expect to receive any new news of court dates until early October.
We realize that many of you are wondering what will happen during the next two months. It seems like an eternity to wait, most especially if you already have a referral. It is our prayer that the next two months, and beyond, will pass with ease, peace, and comfort, both for the children and for all of you waiting mommies and daddies.
............................
We expect at some point that the Foster Care facility in Addis will become filled to capacity with waiting children. When this occurs, the children in the orphanages will remain there until the courts open again, adoptions receive approval, parents receive Embassy appointments, and travel to Addis to get their children. This will create open spaces at the Foster Care facility to begin moving in children from the orphanages once again.
Please pray for Ethiopia & even though we don't know our new little one yet, please keep he/she in your prayers as well. My heart brakes knowing that such things are happening not only to Ethiopia, but the rest of the world as well. It kills me even more knowing that our child is living this out right now. Please pray for God to put His hands on Ethiopia to start the courts up sooner. There are many families just from our agency that are now just waiting for their court dates, which means many many children have homes already they just have to wait for the court to send them out of these devastating situations...
Video
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/08/05/geissler.ethiopia.famine.ITN
Email we received from our case worker
Dear Families:
Ethiopia is now experiencing their annual rainy season, and this impacts much of their daily lives. Roads that were somewhat accessible before are now all but washed away, and transportation is challenging. We can all imagine daily life for those who must endure this season every year.
The judges of the Federal Court are now beginning their two month leave, and are expected to return in late September. Only a few more court cases will be processed this week. A few cases have already been scheduled for court in mid October. We do not expect to receive any new news of court dates until early October.
We realize that many of you are wondering what will happen during the next two months. It seems like an eternity to wait, most especially if you already have a referral. It is our prayer that the next two months, and beyond, will pass with ease, peace, and comfort, both for the children and for all of you waiting mommies and daddies.
............................
We expect at some point that the Foster Care facility in Addis will become filled to capacity with waiting children. When this occurs, the children in the orphanages will remain there until the courts open again, adoptions receive approval, parents receive Embassy appointments, and travel to Addis to get their children. This will create open spaces at the Foster Care facility to begin moving in children from the orphanages once again.
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Social Worker Assigned!!!!
Hey Everyone,
It feels like forever since I've been able to give an update on our adoption process, but we finally can!!! We just got a letter in the mail from MAPS today telling us our social worker has been assigned & our home study will now begin. The home study itself should take about 6 weeks to complete. Please pray that this will all go smoothly, & that our social worker will be an awesome match for our family. Please also pray for our financial state.... we need about $500 to continue on with this phase of our home study. We know God will provide in a miraculous way!
Anna
It feels like forever since I've been able to give an update on our adoption process, but we finally can!!! We just got a letter in the mail from MAPS today telling us our social worker has been assigned & our home study will now begin. The home study itself should take about 6 weeks to complete. Please pray that this will all go smoothly, & that our social worker will be an awesome match for our family. Please also pray for our financial state.... we need about $500 to continue on with this phase of our home study. We know God will provide in a miraculous way!
Anna
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