Sunday, July 17, 2011

timeline and travel

For those who care, this is our list of dates when we reached each step of the process of Brendan's adoption:

Dossier to China: 3/11/2011
Log-in date: 3/18/2011
Date of referral: 12/10/2010
Letter of Intent: 12/16/2010
Pre-approval: 12/27/2010
Referral acceptance: 5/7/2011
Travel approval: 7/12/2011
Travel dates: 8/4/2011 through 8/19/2011

We leave in 2.5 weeks! Crazy! We have a couple house projects we are trying to finish up, and otherwise we are checking travel things off the list. My computer was very sick this weekend and we had to buy a new one...while I'm happy with the new one, I wish it could have happened in a month or two!

I will try to post a little more in the coming days and weeks, and I'll try to post daily while we are in China.

Please pray:
--for protection around our family before, during, and after our trip.
--for our kiddos here at home.
--for peace for us that our kiddos are here at home.
--good travel...we had such a horrid experience getting to Ethiopia that I am dreading this trip.
--good relationships built with the two families we are traveling with. We don't know anything about them yet.
--for our first meeting with Brendan to be peaceful, and us to minister to him well if it is not.
--for Brendan to be mentally and emotionally prepared for all the changes about to take place in his life.
--for God to heal his eyes, whether supernaturally or through the doctors here in the states.
--for us to be able to communicate with Brendan and vice versa.
--for our trip home with Brendan (and no translators!) to be smooth and fun.
--for Aidan and Iona to bond well with Brendan.
--for our first days, weeks, and months home to go well.
--for me to finish preparing for our homeschooling year and to know when we are ready to begin.
--anything else the Lord brings to your mind!

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