We received super exciting news yesterday!!! Our agency received our LOA (Letter of Acceptance) from China! This means our dossier made it all the way through the paperwork process in China, and we are officially approved by China to adopt Crosby! This also means that we are about 2-3 months from being able to travel and bring our little guy home. It's looking like November, most likely. YAY!!!!
Now we are waiting on US immigration for our 800 approval, sending off our visa applications and starting to prepare for travel. For those of you that are visual, we are on Step 9 in the process as detailed below. Lots of waiting ahead, but the LOA was the longest wait...so we can see the light at the end of the tunnel now!
Last month we had the opportunity to attend an adoption training conference put on by our wonderful agency, Lifeline. Can't say enough about how much we love our Lifeline family! They are AMAZING! The conference was a real encouragement, full of great reminders, and it was such a blessing to meet other families who are going through the same process (some we may end up traveling with!). I think we were the only family attending that had adopted previously, so it was also a great chance to answer questions that our new friends had.
Thank you so much to all of our brothers and sisters in Christ who have given to our matching grant so far!! We are so humbled and grateful for that way you reflect Jesus by your generosity! And, we are so blessed that you've jumped in to be a part of Crosby's coming home story. Because of your giving, we only have about $7,500 left to come up with...and we know God will provide!
"Our soul waits for the Lord;
He is our help and our shield.
For our heart is glad in Him,
because we trust in His holy name.
Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us,
even as we hope in You."
Psalm 33:20-22 ESV
In His steadfast love,
k.
