WE ARE DONE…sorta. As of right now, all of our paperwork in the United States has been submitted and approved and we have sent all the necessary documents to India. We have done everything possible on our part to ensure that our little girls come home to our family. After three years of applications, notaries, doctor appointments, financial reports, and background checks, it feels wonderful to be finished with our part.
That doesn’t mean we are finished. Now we need to be approved through the India court system and that could take some time. The courts review our documents and make sure there are no relatives that would want to take the girls. If everything goes well, they grant us custody and, after securing their passports, we go and get them. We are not sure how long this will take. It is completely out of our hands.
Believe it or not, that feels like a good thing. We are exhausted with wrestling through all that was required of us. Now there is nothing left for us to do. We simply have to trust the Lord. That is a relief! When there were things we could do, we felt responsible to make them happen. Now we can put it in His hands and concentrate on other things that need to be done. And there is a list!
We are turning the house upside down as we rearrange bedrooms and prepare for two new additions. Our daughters will be taking the biggest room because it is the only one that will fit all three! My son gets the smallest, but is pumped because he still gets his own room! Julie and I are moving into the guest room, quite content to give up the master bedroom in exchange for some more kids. It is gonna be a project!
We also need to fundraise.... again. While we have paid for all of the adoption expenses, we still need to finish raising money to get there and get them home. We need to have around $10,000 to pull it off. We have half. So back to the fundraising grindstone. We have several ideas that we will be offering soon that will allow anyone who is interested to help out. You will find them here at our blog as well as links on our social media.
As we head into the last phase of this process, we want to offer thanks once again to all who have helped this dream become a reality. Thank you for helping us get our girls. It is a debt that is impossible for us to repay. We’re asking Jesus to do it on our behalf. Can’t wait for the day when I can write that we are all the way done and they are home safe and sound. We are way closer to that day than ever before. Trusting God it will be soon!
