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Suppose we should change the name of the Blog to Daphna and Grace and Donalson and Athulia and Sam and Meg and Josh......


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Daphna and Grace

H.I.S Home 300 Michigan Route

Follow here for information on the H.I.S. Home 300 Michigan Route
http://www.hishome300mi.blogspot.com

sponsorship

  • H.I.S. Home for Children Sponsorship Program

Donate to HIS Home in Haiti- follow this link

  • http://www.hishomeforchildren.com

Fox 17 interview

  • check out the story

We are on WCSG!

  • listen to the podcast

Wilbur Swieringa's obituary

  • Funeral details

Red Cross video of kids arriving in Miami

  • HIS kids in Miami- watch for Daphna and Gracie

HIS Home on the Wall Street Journal

  • Wall Street Journal pics

WCSG- a great friend and support- check out the morning show

  • http://www.wcsg.org

The beginning of Grace's story

  • http://angelmissionshaiti.blogspot.com
  • ttp://themuellerfamilyjourney.blogspot.com/2008/08/grace.html?showComment=1222114800000#c5024430672273912574

More of Grace's Story. Check Aug. 23 and Sept. 13, 2008

  • http://www.haiticoramdeo.blogspot.com/

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace
The day she was found

Better Accomodations

Better Accomodations
Grace

Daphna

Daphna
First birthday!

Daphna

Daphna
beautiful eyes

Our family

Our family

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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