Things *were* moving along quite nicely. We were making great progress and our dossier was sent overseas. We were so very close to being ‘submitted’ and traveling in a month or so. We got some really bad news today. One of our documents was rejected by the adoption authority there. It has an electronic signature from our state and federal government. They require a live signature. This is crushing. Because of this one document we may have to redo our entire package of documents and it will set us back by two months, we would not be able to travel for three months. I feel devastated because I don’t know if our boys will make it. I don’t know if they will still be alive another three months without proper medical care. I did not see this coming and literally feel sick. There is one small sliver of hope. We will attempt to get our fingerprinting redone tomorrow in a different way that *may* generate a ‘live’ signature in 5-10 days. This is our hope. Now, I have to move forward with my life, preparing for our boys and not curling up on the couch frozen with fear. That is so hard to do, I have faith but I am human. I have felt the power of God in this as I have called people and inquired about other options. I have felt His spirit. I know He has a plan and my prayer is that His will is done and that I can know what His will is and feel peace in it. We ask for prayers for our children, and for all orphans that people’s hearts might be moved towards adoption.
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Whoa, what did I miss? Is there a post on you all adopting Pratt too?!
Gloria, there is not a post on us adopting Pratt, but we are! It just barely came together and I had not had a chance to write about it before we were hit with this snag. I will write about it soon!
oh wow! will look forward to hearing more about that! And I am sorry about the unexpected delay
Hi, I came over from RR and am so happy to see you are adopting both John Mark and Pratt. I am a RR advocate for several waiting children. I’m sorry about the unexpected delay. I hope it is resolved quickly!