Court is tomorrow! It was going to be at 10 a.m., but now it's at noon. Apparently the witnesses couldn't make it at 10. Please pray that it all goes well and that there are no problems. We will hopefully be able to introduce you to our new son tomorrow! We have been trying to take photos of him this week without all of his snow gear on so that you can see his face.
We woke up early this morning to get the Home Study Addendum document scanned to a flash drive in order to e-mail it to our Case Manager in the U.S. After many e-mails and conversations back and forth with her, we hope that Paul can get all the necessary documents overnighted to the USCIS (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services) on Monday when he is back home. Please pray that they will turn around and send the updated USCIS Approval to him quickly so that he can overnight to Ukraine. I want to leave with our new son as soon as I'm able to!
Between visits with our little guy and our conversations with our case manager, we went shopping for new clothes for our son and took a tour of a nearby historical fort. I was so glad that Paul could see it before he leaves tomorrow night. It was well worth visiting and very interesting. It's over 700 years old and it's amazing that it's still standing.
Before court, we're going with our facilator/translator to the orphanage to ask questions about our son, like what are his likes/dislikes, what's his schedule, where does he sleep, etc. Thank you to the friends who have given us great suggestions about what to ask. If anyone has any other suggestions, please let us know. I hope that I can gather a lot of information. Please keep us in your prayers tomorrow! We will update you as soon as we can.
Praying for a smooth court date tomorrow! You've had a long road, but it seems the end is near. You will see your Raleigh world with new eyes when you return. Love to you!
ReplyDeleteHey guys!! The one suggestion that was given to us, not so much a question, but a great idea....see if you can keep an outfit or blanket that he has been wearing/using. They say the "smell" can be comforting in stressful times. We kept Kyle's pajamas and he wore them for a while(without washing:) and it did prove to be of comfort. We now have them in his memory box. Best wishes and prayers for you all!! Wendy Dyott
ReplyDeleteFinally successful at getting on your blog now that we are home and enjoyed every detail plus the photos. Am overcome with joy hearing more your little guy and the special times of bonding you and Paul have enjoyed with him. He sounds like the Lord's perfect choice. What a awesome God we serve. We are so excited to have another grandson to love and can't wait to meet him and welcome him into the family in person. It was so hard to not be able to access all of this while we were on our mission trip for the past mo., but we read your faithful emails with delight. Praying constantly today and believing for a good outcome. You all have taken every curve with faith and strength. Can't wait to see J, N and S and Barb. and Paul Sr. tonight. Have been lifting them up along with you all every step of the way. I have tears of gratitude as I write. How special that his first Amer. word was "Nicole"- a real delight for the
ReplyDeletebig sister. Love you all so so much, Mom and Dad