After sitting completely immobile in the same agency since July 2007, our paperwork was signed today!! The lawyer immediately brought it to the next stage, which is one of a few left, including the passport process. We have no clue about timelines, but are just thrilled to know that it's moving.
We had just started to talk about looking into other countries and had been urged by many to give up long ago, but we knew that this country and this little girl are for us. And so we somehow stuck it out for 18 months of waiting.
Thanks to all of you who supported us through that time and for putting up with our moodiness and/or lack of communication. It hasn't been easy, but as we heard C. S. Lewis quoted in a play last night, "The pain now is part of the happiness then. That's the deal."
And so we move closer into the "happiness then" stage. You can now begin to check here more regularly (if, indeed, anyone out there even still checks this!) and we'll let you know when our sweet girl is coming home to us.
Until then, please keep her in your prayers. She's currently very ill with both malaria and pneumonia. So, prayers for her health as well as for the speediness of the rest of this process so we can get her here and healthy would be much appreciated.
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Praise GOD! I was definitely starting to wonder. I am SO happy you guys have finally moved forward! Thank you for giving me another reason to rejoice in Him. Your little darling is worth it, but oh I know your pain, and I am SO, SO sorry! I pray you'll move quickly through the remaining steps.
WOW!!! What amazing news to hear that your paperworks is moving again. God is good! I hope the final stages of the process go quickly. Hopefully you'll be making travel plans to Haiti soon! You've been so patient. Having Bedeline home will you will be well worth the wait. I'm praying for her health and speedy recovery! Miss you both!
Praise the Lord!!!!!!!!!! I heard about your blog through Ann Fritz. She is our neighbor. We also are adopting a little boy from haiti. he is here on a medical visa. That was a CRAZY ordeal in itself!!!! She will come home to you guys!!!! It is great that she is your first, you should fly through Parquet!!! Praying that all of your next steps fly!!!!! Please keep us all up to date on her health. We will keep praying!
Such wonderful news! Congratulations. She is in our thoughts and prayers as are the two of you.
Sara Donhowe Goldberg
Hooray! I'm so glad to hear this wonderful news and hope that the remaining steps pass quickly and easily. Your patience and fortitude has carried you through these tough times. I can't wait to read about her joyous arrival.
Dave Wake
Congrats to both of you on your patience! I check the blog often, and will continue to do so. I'm sending good thoughts to you and to Bedeline and her family (and to the officials involved in keeping this thing moving!). Take care...
OH YEA!!! I am sooooo happy for you guys!! I constantly check here and am supper happy to see your good news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I've been checking and praying and checking and praying and I'm so happy to finally have a post from you. God blessings that the next stages will be so much faster. We will continue to lift Bedeline and you up in prayer.
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