Adoptions are made up of lots of paperwork and ever so much prayer! I wanted to give a little up-date on where we are at in this process. Hopefully soon we will have some real news, but right now we are mostly waiting. Our Social worker is finishing up writing our homestudy, and I am really trying to be patient, but it is not easy. We are working on our Dossier paperwork that will be submitted to Joshua's country as soon as our homestudy is complete. We have a few more forms to fill out, and then we have to have everything notarized. After it is all together and notarized, we will have to visit the Secretary of State to have a special seal, called an Apostille, placed on each document to make it even more official. Then our Dossier will head overseas to be translated.
We have been busy getting a family newsletter/support letter ready. One more review from the editor (Tim, of course!), and then I can start printing. The letters should be ready to mail by Monday, at the latest. Send me an email, if you would like to receive our letter, and you are not already on our address list.
Last week we got approval from our Church to host a fundraiser lunch after our church service on Sunday, March 18th! This is a big answer to prayer and a huge blessing to us. Hopefully we will be able to raise some desperately needed funds for adoption expenses. But even more important than that, we will have the support of our church family and have the opportunity to share what God has been doing in our hearts and lives. We know that He will provide what we need!
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| Here is a fun picture, just because! These two are Sunshine! |
That picture is so cute!
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