Off to Ethiopia

No, we aren't off to Ethiopia but, our dossier is as of today!! Last week we had an update done regarding the ages that we are applying for because of a glitch. The update should have taken about a week and instead it took the agency about a month. I had it all certified by the Sec. of State in Denver last week. The dossier was sent to Washington last Thursday and came back to the Denver agency yesterday. Then, today it was sent to Ethiopia for review and interpretation. This is such a good feeling because it is a very official packet of documents that we took a lot of time to gather.

We are still waiting for a referral and we are number one on the list for a toddler girl. Wade and I took an adoption core training class on Sat. I have been patient up until then, but now I have been impatient since Saturday. I just keep telling myself that God has the children picked out for our family and I need to patient and wait for his timing.

I included pictures of our Juarez trip that we took a little over a week ago. That was such an amazing trip and was truly the best experience we have ever had as a family. It was truly life-changing. We are very anxious to go back next year! The needs are overwhelming in Juarez and for these people to have enough money to feed their family each day is considered "rich." We are truly blessed to live in America and it was so good to share so many materials and our time with these families.

This is a picture of Oscar, Jose, and their mom's house that they were currently living in.

Here they are in front of their new house that we built with other families.