We submitted our dossier 7 full weeks ago. In the meantime, Z's country has had an election, a holiday shutdown for over a week and a total reorganization of their governmental body. No wonder it's taking what seems like FOREVER :-(.
There is still no word on when the IAC (International adoption counsel) will meet again to approve referrals. It should be soon though. The last time they met was May 20th. We unfortunately did not get our referral during that meeting. It's possible that our foundation over there did not get the dossier translated in time for that meeting.
I just need to keep reminding myself that it's in God's timing. It WILL happen. And it WILL be worth it.
I guess the waiting gives us more time to come up with the $5665 that is due to the foundation upon referral and before travel. We sent up $1,335 to them so far from the donations that are listed on the said. Plus, we have been told that airline tickets are averaging about $1800 per person. Eeeek! We still have a ways to go so maybe this waiting is just a way to give us more TIME to raise more money.
A week from today we are having a Norwex party. http://addingawealtothebus.blogspot.com/2013/05/norwex-party-really-healthy-way-to-clean.html
Please consider coming to the party or at least ordering products online. Anyone who orders will be put in a drawing for the hostess gifts that I will get for hosting the party. Plus, 25% of the sale will go directly to our adoption.
Also, we got our first check from Restaurant.com! $100 because 10 gift cards were sold! This is actually the best fundraiser we have (in my honest opionion). Just think... if we sold 100 more of these certificates we would have $1,000 more to bring Z home! Imagine if we sold 1000 of them :-). What better way to raise money? $20 for $50 worth of certificates and $10 of that $20 will go to Z! Please consider it if you can. http://addingawealtothebus.blogspot.com/2013/04/get-50-restaurant-gift-certificate-for.html Remember when signing up for the free account with Restaurant.com, make sure that it takes you to our family page. Otherwise, come back to this blog and click on the link again. I've been made aware that some people who sign up are automatically taken to other peoples fundraising page. It's easy to just come back here and enter the site again. Any questions just ask me.
Sorry that this post isn't more exciting and doesn't have better news to share. Soon... Soon it will be our turn to travel.
Please be prayerful this week to all of my friends who are traveling this Friday to get their children. Oh, it's an exciting time and at least 7 kids that I know of are coming home from Z's country this week and next week. 7 more kids REDEEMED from orphanages and placed in FAMILIES! God moves mountains that this is proof!
Also, pray for one of my friends who lost a child while they were working so hard to bring her home. Little Susanna (as she is known as) is dancing with Jesus now as her parents weep for not being able to show her what being in a family is like. My heart goes out to this family. This is the 2nd child (from our agency) who passed away since we began this process in January. It's the sad reality and we must remember God's plan doesn't always make sense... BUT, He is in control and knows what He is doing. For this family... I pray that they find comfort in this knowledge.
And I pray for all the ophans in this world... that someday ALL of them will have families. Did you know that if 3 families in every church in America adopted a child, there would be no need for orphanages?
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