We received a call from our adoption agency tonight. The Latin American Program Specialist called and she was letting us know that they did recieve the referral in the mail that LP sent. She said that the translation of our documents will take a little longer than usual since it's over the holidays, but that their translator is wonderful and already began working on our referral today. Once it's all translated, she will send us the original and translated referral. Once we recieve it we'll send a copy into immigration along with our I800 form (this is the form for U.S. immigration). Which is another reason why she was calling: to let us know that she's emailing us tonight the I800 and other forms we will need to fill out. Since it's a long weekend and she knows that we're anxious to get things rolling, she thought she'd send them to us ahead of time so that I could get started, instead of waiting to send them along with the referral like she usually does for families. I was grateful for this! :)
And then she reminded me that I'll need to look at the date on our fingerprinting results, as they are only good for six months. If they expired while we were in Colombia, we cannot leave with Maria. So, that led us into talking about what our timeline looks like. She said that she's guessing we'd receive our I800 approval in mid January or so, so then we'd travel about six weeks later. That would be March! When we had the VanderMaas's over for dinner before they left for Colombia, we were telling them when we thought we'd be traveling by. Kristi said to me then that she didn't want to burst my bubble, but she thought it wouldn't be until March that we travel. I didn't believe her. I didn't even want to consider that possibility. God has kept our calendar completely clear for January and February - it must be because that's when He has us scheduled to travel, right?
We're so disappointed! I know that there are no guarantees with the timeline in adoptions, and delays and waiting are part of the process, but it's still hard.
Please pray that we'll have God's peace as we wait for His perfect timing.
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Yes, this is disappointing! I'm glad to hear that things are in the works and that your program specialist is doing all she can for you, but it's still hard to have your plans changed. I'll be praying that you have peace of mind as you do all that you can to keep things moving forward, but also just waiting.
Still praying for a miracle...with the I800 and adoption, you never know! Maria has grown, and is such a beautiful little girl...I know how hard the wait is!!! Keep pressing on! God is in all the details! Praying Shalom as you wait! Much Love, Kristi
Hello! I am so very sorry that you may have to wait longer to meet your beautiful daughter than you had expected! I am hoping and praying that Kristi and John can give your sweet little girl a hug and a kiss for you when they next visit LP. Take Care! Tanya, Glenn, Evan and Ava Zubryd
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