Bird's Words: DESTINATION: ELLIE UPDATE

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

DESTINATION: ELLIE UPDATE

WE HAVE A COURT DATE!

Thursday, June 18th

yes, that's next week~

We are so excited by this news! Our agency director contacted us via email yesterday to share this with us. To say that we are stunned is an understatement. I had actually prepared myself for the October dates! ha!

Please begin to pray with us that we will pass court the first time around. If this happens, we could have our girl home very soon!

WOO HOO!!!

I'll be sure to keep you posted...

5 comments:

Jo Ann said...: We're praying, praying, praying...; June 10, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Jenn-Jenn, the Mother Hen said...: Oh, that's wonderful! This definitely is going on my prayer list!; June 11, 2009 at 6:59 AM
Anonymous said...: I cried when I read your message! How wonderful!!! God answers prayers!!!

~Lorie; June 11, 2009 at 12:20 PM
Tooz said...: So are you airborn yet? When will you leave?; June 15, 2009 at 11:25 AM
Tracy said...: can't wait to hear!!! praying for you and precious Ellie!; June 19, 2009 at 5:45 AM

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ADOPTION TIMELINE (DESTINATION: ELLIE)

10/30/07- orientation meeting with home study agency
11-12/07- gathering documents for home study
1/28/08- home vist #1
2/1/08- immigration application and finger printing
2/5/08- home visit #2
2/22/08- accepted by placement agency (Adoppt, Inc)
2/27/08- received completed home study
2/28/08- home study received at USCIS office in Louisville
3/20/08- received I-171 H form!
3/26/08- KY state seals received for all dossier documents
4/4/08- dossier sent to Consulate General of Vietnam
in San Francisco for Vietnam Embassy authentication
4/8/08- dossier received in San Francisco
4/22/08- received confirmation from the Consulate General's office that our dossier was sent to Vietnam on 4/21!
4/28/08- dossier received in Vietnam; sent for translation
5/19/08- received word that our dossier was logged in sometime last week. WE ARE OFFICIALLY WAITING A REFERRAL NOW!
8/8/08- officially told we will NOT be getting Ellie from Vietnam
9/1/08- Deadline for referrals from Vietnam... none for us.
9/3/08- requested our dossier be sent back to us; researching other options for adoption; getting info on changing our home study and USCIS forms; LOTS of prayers on where God wants us to go next
9/8/08- Approved by Celebrate Children International to begin the process of adopting from Ethiopia!
9/15/08- Ethiopia contract and fees sent in. Our homestudy has been amended, and we are waiting for our amended 171H form as well.
9/30/08- received our amended 171H!
12/20/08- saw picture of a little girl; waiting for more info.
12/27/08- received video footage of little girl; waiting on medical info to make our decision.
12/30/08- received word that she is healthy
12/31/08- dossier returned to us with US Dept. and Ethiopian Embassy seals!
1/1/09- received complete medical evaluation on child; we will accept referral!! We have found her!
1/7/09- signed the papers to accept the referral of our Ellie.
4/9/09- re-fingerprinted for our 171H, as they are about to expire. STILL waiting on a court date...
6/5/09-Ellie has been moved to the Transition House in the city! Still no court date assigned
6/9/09- Court date assigned for 6/18/09!!
6/19/09- court date reassigned to 7/2/09
7/2/09- PASSED COURT!!! Awaiting travel dates!
7/29/09- Embassy date appointed for 8/11/09. Tickets purchased to travel on August 7th!!!!! WOO HOOO~~~
8/7/09- left for Ethiopia!
8/9/09- met Ellie face to face for the first time!
8/15/09- HOME at last!!

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DESTINATION: ELLIE UPDATE

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