Our Adoption Journey to Africa: November is NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH

Thursday, 1 November 2012

November is NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH

There's a referral looming. Stay tuned and please continue to pray for these precious children God is going to bring to our family!

Definition of Referral: The adoption referral refers to when prospective adoptive parents get a call regarding a child that the country or agency has selected for them based on the family's criteria. The prospective adoptive parents will also receive information on the child's health.

FRANCIS CHAN on Orphan Sunday - November 4, 2012:

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KandK2 November 2012 at 07:03
We are praying and waiting eagerly to hear when you have news to share!! God bless you while you wait.
Krista Laser
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Anonymous2 November 2012 at 18:16
We are with you in this faith journey and seeing how God is moving hearts and people in this lengthy process. But we can know that a Strong Hand is guiding you all the way until these children come "home".

love

grams & gramps
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ADOPTION TIMELINE

April, 2011 - Application to update homestudy sent to Hope Services.
July 2011 - homestudy update complete
July 2011 - Dossier sent to foreign adoption agency, put on wait list for D.R. Congo.
January, 2012 - Hope Adoption Services closed due to lack of funding. Moved our file to Choices
March, 2012 - Received adoption grant from ABBA Canada. April, 2012 - attended Adoption Conference in Surrey.
April to June, 2012 - switching foreign adoption agency. June 2012 - put on new waiting list
July 2012 - approval for Part 1 Immigration
August, 2012 - dossier sent for translation into French
Oct 15. 2012 - phone call for referral
Nov. 1, 2012- signed papers for referral, notarized, couriered to agency
Nov. 28, 2012 - last documents for translation completed Nov. 30, 2012 - Authentication begins
January 22, 2013 - Dossier to Congo
February 25, 2013 - Court
March 13, 2013 - Passed Court & Written Judgment
March 22, 2013 - CONA - Certificate of Non Appeal
April 9, 2013 - Act of Adoption
April 17, 2013 - Girls moved to Transition House
April 23, 2013 - Started Part 2 Immigration
April 29, 2013 - LONO from BC Gov't
May 17, 2013 - Part 2 on route to Kinshasa
July 18, 2013 - Girls' passports Complete
Aug 22, 2013 - Bordeaux Letter
Sept 10, 2013 - New Birth Certificates
Sept 1 6, 2013 - Part 2 arrives in Nairobi, Kenya
Sept. 25 2013 - DGM suspends exit permits for adopted children
Jan. 2015 - CIC informs us our immigration files are complete! But will not issue Canadian visas for our girls.