Ni Hao everyone! (that's hello in Chinese) This is our first official blog entry and it is all very new to me. Our family is on a journey to adopt a sweet little angel from China in a few months. So, this blog is to brag on God for how he's at work in our lives and for the ones of you who would like to follow our story. We can certainly let you know how to be praying for us in the journey.
Right now, we wait. It seems as though everything has been hurry up and wait. I can't complain, however. Our journey has been much quicker than some families we know of. Our paperwork started in April of this year. We were told we would be waiting for a referral on a child most likely a year or more and that the wait time was growing. God moved the first mountain for us. On June 3rd, we received a referral of a little girl born on February 23, 2010. We were not even finished with our dossier yet (that's the huge pile of paperwork that goes to China all about us). We spent all summer on paperwork, official appointments and lots of overnighting paperwork back and forth to various places. Finally, on August 19th, we were dossier to China (DTC). A few days later we received our LID (log in date) which is August 25th. The next step is to receive RA (referral approval). We have our pre-approval for her adoption, now we get the final approval once our dossier is reviewed. This process usually takes 2-4 months. So, I guess you could say we're in neutral right now. It sure feels that way. After RA, we wait again for TA (travel approval) which will start a whole other set of paperwork for visas, travel plans, etc. Our agency is guesstimating around February for travel. It seems so long! Now that we know who she is, the wait is torture! In the end, if February proves to be when we travel, our journey will have been 1 year. It was February this year when God started to stir something in my heart about adoption. From referral time (June) to having her in our arms may even be shorter than a pregnancy. (That makes me feel a little better)
I will blog more later about us and how we got to this place in our lives. For now, we love and appreciate each of you who are walking beside us in this, we covet your prayers. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to those of you who have given because the Lord asked you to. May your obedience be richly blessed! Pray for us as we wait. That the Lord will continue to prepare our hearts and our home for this new little one. Pray for the CCCWA (China Center for Children's Welfare and Adoption) that the process to place these precious children might speed up for everyone.
Blessings,
Crystal, Kevin, Bailey, Emily and Sydney
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