Now We Wait!

The Dossier paper chase is now just a memory. Although we don't have an actual login date as of yet, we expect that it will be soon. We received word last week that our Dossier paper work was handed over to the translation department at CCAI, and should soon be on its way to China. This truly is a huge victory, and an instrumental step in the process. Our next big hurdle now is patience. For reasons unknown the referral time is continuing to grow. In the first week of September, 29 families having login dates of November 2005, received referrals. If you do the math, that comes out to nearly 22 months from login to referral. Our concern is that this is a continuing trend. However, we remain optimistic that with the restrictions that the CCAA put in place in May, the times may get shorter. Again, we are leaving this one up to God.
In the meantime, we have a new addition to our family. We have welcomed Xinyi Liu from China into our home. Her American name is Gusta. She has been with us since August 22, and will be with us until the first part of June. We are taking this opportunity to learn about the Chinese culture. Gusta is a very polite, respectful, and very smart young girl. She will be attending Swan Valley High School for the school year, and they have welcomed her very graciously. For our close friends, hopefully you will have the joy of meeting her before June.
As I said earlier, we have made huge steps to our ultimate dream of having our own daughter to love. As with anything in life however, waiting with patience can be very difficult and stressful. We have felt the prayers of our family and friends all along the way, and ask that you continue to pray for patience in God's perfect timing.
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