This afternoon we got a call from our family coordinator from our adoption agency! Not only is she our family coordinator, but she's also the program director for Ukraine. So, needless to say, we're very happy with that connection! We spent about 40 minutes on the phone getting info about the upcoming process and getting some of our basic questions answered. Let me tell you...this lady is SHARP! That call made it just a bit more exciting because it's another step in the process. Things like that just seem to make it all feel more real...kind of puts some meat on the bones, if you know what I mean.
So, tomorrow we will be contacting our family coordinator to choose our representative that we'll work with in Ukraine. I guess that's when the official "paperwork pregnancy" begins! All that official paperwork we'll start gathering is called a dossier and it's our official presentation of our family to the Ukrainian government (hey, paper can only reveal so much...if they only knew just how jacked up the Hollands are!) Once all that is squared away and certified by the state, it's sent on to the Ukrainian government to be translated. Apparently once it's translated and on file with the government over there, it could be all done in 6 months (although our coordinator thought that might be a generous time frame). Whatever the case, we'll keep praying for just the right time and just the right child.
So, with all that said, thanks for continuing to check back and remembering us in your prayers! I'll keep posting stuff when something new/exciting happens for us in the process.
One last piece...over on the links part I've put a link to our adoption agency (at least I'll try so if it's not there...ignore this last part!). There's some info on Ukraine there if you're interested. Later!
Monday, January 22, 2007
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Milestones
Well, this week marked some more exciting times towards the completion of our adoption process. Lots of paperwork, lots of waiting, lots of stuff to try to keep track of!
Tuesday, we finished up some initial paperwork and sent it on. We also made our first payment to our adoption agency. Sending that big chunk of dough made the whole thing feel real, that's for sure! Later that day, we shot down to the post office and turned in all our paperwork for Gina and Davi's passports. In just under 6 weeks or so, we should have the documents ready to be a family of legal international travelers!
Next week, we have our first meeting with the social worker to take steps to finish our home study. Hopefully this won't take too long since we have a fairly flexible schedule that allows us to schedule meetings during the day (we all know pastors only work on Sundays anyway, right?).
Please continue to pray for us as we continue down this path. It's uncharted territory for us, but we're confident this is where God is leading and we want, more than anything, to be right in the center of His will. Thanks!
Tuesday, we finished up some initial paperwork and sent it on. We also made our first payment to our adoption agency. Sending that big chunk of dough made the whole thing feel real, that's for sure! Later that day, we shot down to the post office and turned in all our paperwork for Gina and Davi's passports. In just under 6 weeks or so, we should have the documents ready to be a family of legal international travelers!
Next week, we have our first meeting with the social worker to take steps to finish our home study. Hopefully this won't take too long since we have a fairly flexible schedule that allows us to schedule meetings during the day (we all know pastors only work on Sundays anyway, right?).
Please continue to pray for us as we continue down this path. It's uncharted territory for us, but we're confident this is where God is leading and we want, more than anything, to be right in the center of His will. Thanks!
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
We're Accepted
This morning around 11 a.m. we got word from America World Adoption Agency that we've been approved for adoption! So, pretty soon we should hear from our contact there and see what the next step looks like with them.
The forms are coming in for our home study. As soon as all those are in we'll be doing the first of 5 meetings with our social worker. The process is supposed to take anywhere from 1-2 months. We were hoping to be done by the end of this month, but looks like that will take a little longer than expected. But, since our schedules are pretty flexible, maybe it will be a little quicker than most.
As soon as the home study is done we should be able to apply for grants. This will be huge because the cost for a little one from Ukraine is anywhere from 25-35K! So, please join us in praying for that major issue. We're praying that God would allow us to adopt with no debt.
The forms are coming in for our home study. As soon as all those are in we'll be doing the first of 5 meetings with our social worker. The process is supposed to take anywhere from 1-2 months. We were hoping to be done by the end of this month, but looks like that will take a little longer than expected. But, since our schedules are pretty flexible, maybe it will be a little quicker than most.
As soon as the home study is done we should be able to apply for grants. This will be huge because the cost for a little one from Ukraine is anywhere from 25-35K! So, please join us in praying for that major issue. We're praying that God would allow us to adopt with no debt.
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