The last week has been a crazy blur!
On November 21st, we were asked to travel to Haiti from December 2 - 16th. We had conferences we couldn't get out of, so we asked if we could arrive in Haiti a few days later. It was confirmed on November 22nd that we could book our tickets for December 7th.
I can't believe I am actually going to Haiti to meet Naldje and Melissa. Can't believe it. Here I am writing the blog I've been waiting to write for years.
We are headed to Haiti to meet our beautiful daughters. We are the parents of 6 kids. We have 3 boys and 3 girls. This isn't a dream.
We have exactly 8 days (we need to be done before the conference starts) to book our flights, pack for Haiti, wrap up our year end stuff at the Ranch (that sounded way easier than it is), and get ready for Christmas. Thank God I'm an adrenaline junky. I can do this!!!
I haven't bought anything for the girls yet. Not one dress or pair of shoes. I couldn't let my heart hope that much. But now I'm standing here like a big dumby with nothing to take over for them. What person in their right mind goes to Haiti to meet their kids without at least a suitcase of stuff? So, with the help of family and friends, I've filled a suitcase with lotion, toothbrushes, cute dresses and hair ribbon and we're off in a little over a week.
Pray for us! Our hearts will be all over the place in the next few weeks. The anticipation before we go is huge, our joy will be overwhelming while we are with the girls, and I can only imagine how sad I'll be when we leave for home without them. Pray for the girls! They're little hearts will be on a roller coaster too.
I hope to be able to upload a picture or two while we're in Haiti, but there isn't reliable wifi at the creche, so we'll see. You can rest assured that the photos will be off the charts once we're home. I'll comfort myself with blog posts.
This is the exciting stuff!
Wednesday, 27 November 2013
Thursday, 21 November 2013
Absolutely Fantastic News!
We have had great news this week!
Our paperwork has cleared IBESR and we got a presidential dispensation! We are so excited. After months of waiting this is the best news! Our paperwork only took about 6 months to get through both of the offices. That's a real answer to prayer, so, if you're one of the people praying for our adoption, "Thank You!"
We started our Canadian paperwork in March of 2011, so it feels like we have been at this forever, but the end is in sight.
Next steps?
Sit back, smile, hug ourselves and say, "This is really happening." (Up until this week, I wasn't sure).
Pray that our paperwork keeps up the good pace through all the offices it needs to travel through. We still need our paperwork to clear about seven more desks, and it could take as little as six months, or ..... let's not talk about the or...
Travel to Haiti to meet the girls. It looks like we could go as soon as December. (insert extra big smiley face here) While we're there we'll be evaluated by a social worker to see if they think we can bond. I wonder how you act in front of a social worker from another culture to show your bonding abilities?
Look for a very short term part-time job for myself. If we travel to Haiti in December to meet the girls, I should have at least 5 months before they come home that I can work an extra job to help pay for adoption costs. If anyone knows of a part time job in/around Brantford/Ancaster/Hamilton, I'd have about 20 hours a week that I can work. I'm sure my current boss will give me a great reference :) (Steve thinks he's my boss)
Try to learn Creole so we can talk to our girls when they come home.
Most importantly? Pray for these two little beauties!!
Our paperwork has cleared IBESR and we got a presidential dispensation! We are so excited. After months of waiting this is the best news! Our paperwork only took about 6 months to get through both of the offices. That's a real answer to prayer, so, if you're one of the people praying for our adoption, "Thank You!"
We started our Canadian paperwork in March of 2011, so it feels like we have been at this forever, but the end is in sight.
Next steps?
Sit back, smile, hug ourselves and say, "This is really happening." (Up until this week, I wasn't sure).
Pray that our paperwork keeps up the good pace through all the offices it needs to travel through. We still need our paperwork to clear about seven more desks, and it could take as little as six months, or ..... let's not talk about the or...
Travel to Haiti to meet the girls. It looks like we could go as soon as December. (insert extra big smiley face here) While we're there we'll be evaluated by a social worker to see if they think we can bond. I wonder how you act in front of a social worker from another culture to show your bonding abilities?
Look for a very short term part-time job for myself. If we travel to Haiti in December to meet the girls, I should have at least 5 months before they come home that I can work an extra job to help pay for adoption costs. If anyone knows of a part time job in/around Brantford/Ancaster/Hamilton, I'd have about 20 hours a week that I can work. I'm sure my current boss will give me a great reference :) (Steve thinks he's my boss)
Try to learn Creole so we can talk to our girls when they come home.
Most importantly? Pray for these two little beauties!!
I can't even begin to imagine how it would feel to be in an orphanage, have some people you don't know come to hang out with you for two weeks, be told they're you're new parents, then they leave, for about six months. Pray for their hearts, that deep within their little selves will be a feeling of belonging and hope that will be a life long anchor for them. Pray that they'll feel loved. Pray for their transition to Canada. Pray for us, that we'll know how to be good parents to these gifts.
We hope you'll join in our happy dance with us!
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