It feels so good to have news to share! We have
a court date! Hallelujah!
So, what does that mean? We will now have the
opportunity to go before a judge, in our children’s birth country, to request
that their adoption be finalized. This is the big next step that we’ve been
waiting for…
… and it came at a totally unexpected time. It
was our understanding that courts would be closed and no cases would be even
scheduled til mid-late September at the earliest. So I have total confidence that
our hearing over the “recess” period is God’s work!
This doesn’t mean the kids are coming home
right away… we’ll still need to return to the US for additional paperwork (oh,
the paperwork!) before making our third, and final, trip.
But this is by far the most movement that we
have seen since we first met these kids 14 months ago. Another family was there
visiting the orphanage this month and has sent numerous photos and videos that
have just warmed our hearts. We’ve seen more of them and their sweet little
personalities in the last 3-4 weeks than ever before. They remember us… they
now know bits of English… they look healthy… but most importantly, they understand
that we are coming soon.
So we’re gearing up for travel. I have bags packed
with clothes, shoes, cheeseballs, ring pops, and other random requests from our
son. Chad is in research mode, ordering indestructible soccer balls (check them
out! One World Play Project) and other goodies. We are SO ready!
