July 16, 2014 – a Wednesday. Something is happening!
I received an email this morning from the state of Texas regarding the form
that I had to submit for a child abuse and neglect check. I was cleared and so
was my husband. Yay! We were never worried about this not going through – we do
not harm children. It just took so long to get this back. Now, our Home Study
agency can finish up their paperwork and we can get this all to our adoption
agency. This is vital to submitting our dossier to the nation of Uganda.
So, the timeline now is to wait on our Home Agency to finish
up on their end, they will submit their official study to us (for review) and
to our adoption agency. Our Home Study people must be in the state of Texas
since this is where we reside. They will submit their findings to our adoption
agency in Iowa. Next, my family will submit a few more items to complete our
official dossier for the Ugandan government. Finally, we will submit a sizeable
check to the Ugandan government and our adoption agency will send this all to
Uganda. In “adoption terms”, our “first trimester” will be complete!
Then comes waiting and more waiting. However, this is a big
step forward in getting our little girl!
In the meantime, we are focusing on how grateful we are for
this opportunity to add a person to our family. We are praying to God to supply
the financing for this endeavor. We will owe our Home Study agency and our
adoption agency fees once this process is complete. We will make our first (of
3) installments to the Ugandan government when we submit our dossier to them.
Honestly, I am not worried at all. I am looking forward to see how God will
provide for these costs. He is faithful. He will not call anyone to do anything
and ask them to go into debt for it. This is exciting!
In the meantime, if anyone would like to pray for us, please
do! This is the single best thing that anyone can do for us. Thank you! Also,
we have two friends who have graciously offered to donate proceeds from their profits
this month to aid us in adoption-related expenses.
Brooke Wright creates amazing necklaces and key chains. She
and her husband offered to give us a portion of their sales for the month of
July when people order their adoption-related pieces! Please, consider taking a
look at their Etsy shop.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/thehymndropshoppe?ref=si_shop
Taneika Stewart has put together a Younique party
benefitting our family with adoption expenses as well! Do you know anyone
interested in these products? Please, take a look and consider making a
purchase if you can. www.fabulashesbytaneika.com
We will put together a “donation station” using Reece’s
Rainbow once our Home Study is officially complete. This a place where people
may donate – only if they feel led to – and the money will sit in a “bank” if
you will & our adoption agency will be able to take the funds from that
account when needed. Therefore the money will never be touched by us – only our
agency. Exciting!
I have a lot of work to do now as our Home Study wraps up!
We are currently learning a lot in our online courses and our taking exams to show
what we have learned. I am doing LOTS of reading on this topic! And, I am
working on setting up the account with Reece’s Rainbow and applying for any and
all Adoption Grants that we qualify for. Wish us luck. And, if you pray, please
keep our family in our prayers!
Thank you so much for your interest and for cheering us on!
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