We arrived home at 3 am. We were the first to be cleared for travel in Florida and had a 7:30 pm flight to Detroit- then drove home 3 hours in the snow. (I already miss Miami) The girls are happy- lots of smiling and cooing and eating. I am on my way to pick up Sam, Meg and Josh to introduce them to their new sisters. Today is a good day- Thank you God!
Your prayers carried 67 children from Port au Prince home this week. Words will never express what that looked like yesterday in Miami- the angels celebrated....
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Our Adoption Process
- 2/19/08 - We decide to pursue domestic adoption
- 2/26/08 - Unknown to us, Daphna is brought to HIS Home for Children
- 4/22/08 - Doors to domestic adoption close
- 5/12/08 - We begin international adoption process
- 6/16/08 - Daphna is put "on hold" for us
- 6/19/08 - Receive first picture of Daphna
- 7/03/08 - Meet Nungesters, who run HIS Home for Children orphanage, in MI
- 7/31/08 - We turn in homestudy paperwork
- 9/02/08 - Homestudy complete
- 9/04/08 - Daphna officially referred to us
- 9/03/08 - Immigration paperwork sent out
- 9/10/08 - Take dossier to Great Seal
- 9/22-9/25/08 - Visit Haiti. Celebrate Daphna's 1st birthday with her.
- 9/28/08 - Decide to adopt Grace
- 9/29/08 - Translation complete, but done in wrong language
- 9/30/08 - Fingerprinted
- 10/24/08 - Dossier sent to consulate in Chicago
- 10/27/08 - Dossier authenticated and on it's way back
- 10/28/08 - Grace offically referred to us
- 10/29/08- 11:30 am. Dossier is sent to Haiti. Feels like a huge victory. Thank you Jesus!
- 10/31/08 - Dossier arrives in Port Au Prince. Approved I-171 form arrives at home
- 11/20/08 - Amended I-171H form arrives
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs approved our paperwork!
- 1/12/10 - 7.0 Earthquake shakes Haiti damaging the orphanage
- 1/22/10 - Daphna and Grace are granted humanitarian parole and are issued visas to come to the U.S.
- 1/25/10 - Daphna and Grace fly to Orlando then Miami
- 1/26/10 - Gotcha Day!
- 3/20/2010 - We begin to pursue domestic adoption of Daphna and Grace
- 10/20/2010 - Complete 6th and final home visit. Thanks Joy!
- 11/09/10 - Adoption Finalized!!!
- 11/30/10 - Birth certificates issued
- 3/07/2011 - File I-485 (green card) with USCIS
- 4/06/2011 - Biometrics for Daphna & Grace
- 6/30/11 - Grace granted Permanent Resident status
- 8/16/11 - Daphna granted Permanent Resident status.
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8 comments:
WOW! Congratulations! So wonderful--beyond words.
Hallelujah!
What an awesome story. I have prayed for your family. I bet you can't wait to pick up your other children and finally be together! Congratulations.
Hooray!!!
I am so happy for you all! Praise the Lord! Can't wait to see pictures of the family all together!!!
How exciting! I've just become aware of your adoption journey by reading the Calvin News. It reminds me of 1971-1972 when we adopted John from Korea. May God bless you all!
With happy memories of both of you, Geoff and Judy,
Arden Post, Prof. of Education, Emerita (retired and away from the Calvin campus)
Praise GOD.
The entire Wheaton College physical plant has been praying for you this week and many people keep asking me if you're home. I'm very happy to tell them that God carried you all there safely.
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