They picked us!!! The kids are ours!! We are doing this!!!
Everyone's big questions:
1. When do we get the kids? So, if it wasn't crazy COVID times, the answer to that question would be 3-6 months! Ah! But, we have no idea how long COVID could delay all the next steps. It could be 6 months; or it could be 2 years. (Pray for us.) There were families on planes to China in March 2020 ready to get their kiddos out of orphanages, when the planes turned around and never took off again. Because of this, we are VERY thankful that Taiwan is still accepting special visas for Humanitarian flights (Adoption), but we have to quarantine for 2 weeks in a hotel when we arrive, which means more time away from our 2 older kids. *Shameless plug: The more American citizens get vaccinated, the better foreign relations and quarantine protocols will be. GET VACCINATED = SUPPORT OUR ADOPTION.* Ahem. 2. What's the next step? We are currently working on gathering all our Dossier paperwork and files (Medical forms, Police Clearance Reports, Marriage License, Employment Verification, etc!) to send to Taiwan. Simultaneously, we are applying for part 2 of our Immigration paperwork with the kids' names in the document and everything!!!
We are so so so overjoyed. We are thankful to God for answering our pleas for these kids. He is faithful! We also grieve knowing that they SHOULD have grown up in a happy, healthy family with both birth parents, but they didn't. There's a lot of should'ves in their little lives, and that is the hard part about adoption. (Look for my next blog post, "Lucky", coming soon.) For right now though, we are celebrating. Please join us in thanking God for His answer "yes" to our prayers and pray for these sweet little babies (ok, 4 and 5 year olds) who are about to have their life turn inside out and upside down. Here we go!
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February 2023
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