WE HAVE A COURT DATE!!!
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NOVEMBER 19TH
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WOO HOO!!!!!
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Here's some answers to some of the questions that come next:
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What does this mean?
This means that our case will be presented in Ethiopian court by a local representative from our adoption agency. When we pass court (it is possible to not pass and be delayed, but we are not going there) we will legally be Micah's parents on his birth certificate.
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When do we travel to get him?
We will travel approximately 5 weeks later. Yes, this means we could be saying Merry Christmas to our girls and stepping on an airplane.
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Yesterday, the girls asked me if they could put Micah on their Christmas Lists. They also stopped what they were doing and prayed for Micah to have a good sleep, to be healthy and to be here by Christmas. This was very precious. It was heartwarming to hear them pray for him and to be genuinely excited to get their brother home. It was priceless today for them to wake up and see that their prayers were being answered. In their minds this will be the Christmas their brother came home.
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Another cool thing about the timing is the change in our agencies Embassy dates. Our agency did have appointments scheduled every other Tuesday which would of put the December dates as the 1st, 15th and the 29th. Now the dates are moved to Thursday's. This puts the date we are most likely to get, pending no delays, as being Dec. 31st! What a way to start the New Year! Now, I am still praying for a miracle and praying for a Dec. 17th Embassy date. This would mean that several pieces of paperwork would have to get done quickly once we pass court and be ready by Dec. 3rd. None of this is in our control. It's all done in Ethiopia. If we were to get the sooner date we would be home for Christmas.
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What's next?
Lots of prayer! We will also continue working to raise funds towards the paperwork fees to bring him home.
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Fundraising opportunities:
We currently have an account with Kingdom Kids Adoption Ministries. This account allows people to make donations towards our adoption and receive a tax deductible receipt. If you would like to make a donation you can click on the link on the top right side of the blog and it will take you right there.
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On November 21st our MOPS group at church is having a Boutique from 8am-12pm. We will have a booth at the boutique selling a variety of items. We will have strawberry jam, homemade marshmallows and mini pumpkin pies. There may also be some other items we are still deciding on. All of these items are great as gifts for teachers and friends. I'll post more about these items later. All the proceeds from this sale will also go towards the adoption.
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Another HUGE accomplishment is that we have completed applications to 7 different agencies for financial assistance in some form whether it be a grant, loan or donations for tax deductions. These can be lengthy and detailed and require stamina to complete. Now we wait to see if any funds come in this way. Depending on the timeline of things we may be able to fill out some more but for now we are going to be happy with our accomplishment and take a break for a week or so while we prep for these other fundraising opportunities.
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Prayer Request
-For us to pass court on Nov. 19th
-For health of Micah and all of us here.
-For the finances to come together through fundraising and grants.
-For all the logistics of traveling to another country and collecting all that we need to take with us.
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God has been so incredibly awesome in this whole process. We are blessed beyond words by all we have seen Him do in the last 2-1/2 months. Thank you all for taking this journey with us.
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