August Update

I talked with Beth on Friday and she gave me the following update:

• Our dossier has been translated and is currently at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs being legalized. This process should only take 2-3 days.


• Our home study has been given to three different casas: Chiquitines in Cali, Casa de Maria in Medellin and Los Pisingos in Bogota.


• Once our dossier is legalized, a member of Gladney's in-country team will reach out to each of the three casas to see if one of them will accept us. This part is kind of tricky because the casas do not keep a waiting list so they only accept a limited number of families.


• Assuming one of the casas accepts us, our dossier will be sent to that particular casa. We will know whether we've been accepted within a few weeks.


• Then we wait to be matched with a child which we've been told could take up to 2 years.

Although the waiting will be difficult, we just need to keep reminding ourselves that God's timing is perfect and he will bless us with another child when the time is right. It's funny because I remember people telling us this all the time when we were waiting for Joey... and it would drive me crazy. But looking back on everything that happened, every small delay or bump in the road eventually led us to Joey and there's really no way to describe the joy he brings to our lives... he was definitely worth the wait!! That said, I am still allowed to become impatient and complain about the wait every once in awhile, right?