Today we are praising God for answering one of our biggest prayers...a grant for our adoption. One of the organizations that we applied to called us this morning to let us know that we have been given a $4000 matching grant. We are so thankful for this opportunity and are going to work like crazy to raise $4000 (or more) so that we will have $8000 to put towards the adoption. We haven't exactly figured out what our fundraiser(s) will be yet, but we are narrowing down the list.
We actually got a call from them two Thursdays ago, but Justin had his phone on silent and didn't see the missed call until they had already left for the day...also learned they are only there on Thursdays:( So the next Thursday, we received another call (this time Justin is sick in bed flu symptoms and could barely talk). They asked if anything had changed financially with our adoption and if we were still proceeding to adopt from Taiwan. She said that they were going to review the remaining files and get back with us within the next week or two.
One week and one day later we got the call...and it couldn't have came at a better time. I was having a rough day with all three kids and I honestly didn't know how I was going to make it through the day...it was only 10:00:( Justin called to tell me the good news and it instantly put a smile on my face. We were very fortunate to get the $4000...they give between $1-4000 so we got the max. They will be calling us within the next few weeks and sending a packet of information on what to do next. We are so excited and grateful for this opportunity. Now if only a few more agencies would give us a call:)
Friday, November 20, 2009
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Dossier in Taiwan
We just received an email from the Kansas office stating that our dossier has arrived in Taiwan. This is going to be a GREAT day!
Friday, November 6, 2009
Happy "5" Anniversary and DTT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today Justin and I (Lydia as well) celebrated our fifth wedding anniversary, but more importantly we are Dossier to Taiwan. Our agency called this morning to let us know that no corrections were needed and they are going to send our dossier that afternoon. They will call to let us know when our dossier has arrived and the (hopefully not so long) wait will begin:)
Even though it doesn't really matter (since the birth mother picks the adoptive family) we requested information on how many people are in the program and how many are requesting boys with special needs. There are 19 families with dossiers in Taiwan (which makes us number 20) and of those 19, five are open to a boys with special needs (making us number six:) It makes us feel a little better knowing that there are not hundreds in front of us waiting for a child.
We also found out that once our birth mom letter and our profile book are translated we will be shown to a birth mom as soon as the criteria is met. Some of the other agencies we have been reading about online only show a few at a time resulting in long waits of even being shown.
Please pray for our family during the rest of the journey to our new love, as well as our child and his/her birth family.
Even though it doesn't really matter (since the birth mother picks the adoptive family) we requested information on how many people are in the program and how many are requesting boys with special needs. There are 19 families with dossiers in Taiwan (which makes us number 20) and of those 19, five are open to a boys with special needs (making us number six:) It makes us feel a little better knowing that there are not hundreds in front of us waiting for a child.
We also found out that once our birth mom letter and our profile book are translated we will be shown to a birth mom as soon as the criteria is met. Some of the other agencies we have been reading about online only show a few at a time resulting in long waits of even being shown.
Please pray for our family during the rest of the journey to our new love, as well as our child and his/her birth family.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
The boy
As most of you know, Justin and I requested more information on a little boy from Taiwan. We saw his sweet little face on a waiting child list when we were putting the finishing touches on our home study. After reading many adoption (not so much support groups) we have felt uneasy about the extended wait periods. I got on our agencies waiting child list a few weeks ago, and saw his sweet face once more. Justin and I discussed requesting more information on him and we could go from there.
A few days later our agency sent us an email with a new updated picture (which was the first thing to pop up) and then new updated information. He was absolutely adorable and just melted our hearts. He seemed to be a very happy and active little boy. He was diagnosed at 2 months with a pretty severe special need, but from his profile he only had a mild case. We asked for more specific medical information and prayed a hundred times for God to lead us in the right direction.
We spoke with many friends and family and asked for their support and thoughts about him. We would have loved for this little boy to join our family, but there were so many uncertainties. Without further information, we just couldn't go forward. After not hearing back from our agency, we contacted them once again about his medicals. They then informed us that he had been referred to another family. As hard as it was to let him go I know that God has great plans for this little boy and his forever family. I know our little one is out there and waiting for us. We just need to be patient and wait...something I am not good at.
A few days later our agency sent us an email with a new updated picture (which was the first thing to pop up) and then new updated information. He was absolutely adorable and just melted our hearts. He seemed to be a very happy and active little boy. He was diagnosed at 2 months with a pretty severe special need, but from his profile he only had a mild case. We asked for more specific medical information and prayed a hundred times for God to lead us in the right direction.
We spoke with many friends and family and asked for their support and thoughts about him. We would have loved for this little boy to join our family, but there were so many uncertainties. Without further information, we just couldn't go forward. After not hearing back from our agency, we contacted them once again about his medicals. They then informed us that he had been referred to another family. As hard as it was to let him go I know that God has great plans for this little boy and his forever family. I know our little one is out there and waiting for us. We just need to be patient and wait...something I am not good at.
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