U.S. Immigration says "YES"

I-800A Approval Notice Dated 07/18/14 - Received in the mail on 07/19/14

Kalyn,

Baby steps…one week at a time…YOU ARE WORTH EVERY MOMENT WAITING! Just as if I am carrying you in my womb, Kalyn, I yearn to hold you. Guess what? On Friday July 18th the U.S.A. approved mommy and daddy to adopt you and bring you home! We cannot wait to share our lives with you and love you to the end of the earth. 

Always thinking of you, Mommy

 {For those moms out there; waiting on THIS Approval Notice to arrive from the Department of Homeland Security has felt like waiting for the results of a “glucose test!” We filled out the forms and had our finger prints taken then had to WAIT for approval – you consumed a sugar drink, WAITED, then had your blood tested and WAITED for results. During that one or three hour glucose test you were probably nervous…anxious…and thinking will it be negative…will it be positive? When you hear “it’s negative and you are free to go” you feel a sense of immediate relief and think YEAH! That is what I felt when we got the OFFICIAL approval notice in the mail today. AMEN!!!!}

  Now onto bigger things…the Approval Notice was the last document to include in our STACK of documents (aka. Dossier) that will now be authenticated and prepared for CHINA. All foreign (U.S.) documents must be authenticated for use in China. This step confirms contents and validity of the issuing authorities. Once all documents are authenticated we will official have our Dossier sent to China (DTC). We will receive a Log In Date (LID) and then a notification when our Dossier is Out of Translation (OOT). We will wait the longest during the Review process and Review of our Match to Kalyn. Then we will receive an official Letter of Approval (LOA); generally 2-4 months. Wow! Those are a lot of little steps, but believe me they are pretty important steps in adoption world. Please PRAY especially for patience while we WAIT. It will be the hardest on me as mommy…because I must come to terms that now it is completely out of my hands and into the powers at be in China to make the next moves.

Thank you to all those who have given to our puzzle fundraiser www.adopttogether.org/thehahnfamily. Your gifts will go along way!
For those collecting aluminum cans for us - each ounce is worth every penny earned!
If you are following our blog and/or praying for us we appreciate you greatly! Each and every one of you ARE SPECIAL and we appreciate you sharing your gifts with our family. THANKYOU!

Please keep us in your prayers! Until next time...Dossier to China will be an EXCITING DAY!!!!

Blessings!

Meet Kalyn!

“An invisible red thread connects those destined to meet, 

regardless of time, place, or circumstances. 

The thread may stretch or tangle, but never break.” 

– Ancient Chinese Proverb

The Hahn Children would like to introduce their new baby brother whom we are naming…

KALYN (pronounced CĂL – in)

In a few short months we will be traveling 7,472 miles to bring Kalyn home to his forever family.

Our household is just bursting at the seams in anxious excitement! We are so blessed to have a love and support from our family and friends. We thank you for your prayers and request continued prayers during the next stage of our journey as we become a family of SIX!

Unlike our amazing biological children whose birthing costs were covered by insurance, there is no insurance coverage to pay for adoption. Hours of adoptive parent training, tons of paper pushing, and $34,000 in adoption costs; KALYN is PRICELESS and worth it ALL! But we can't do it alone...

We have begun a few fundraisers to help offset agency fees, China government fees, and travel fees. 

You can help us PIECE together our adoption journey to BRING KALYN HOME by purchasing a $10 puzzle piece during our puzzle fundraiser. We have puzzles that will be displayed in Jeremiah & Kalyn’s room to remind us of China and remind our family of those who shared in Kalyn’s journey home. 

Visit www.adopttogether.org/thehahnfamily to make a TAX-DEDUCTIBLE donation and we will add a puzzle piece(s) with your name on it. 

You may also send a check to:

AdoptTogether 251 W. Central Ave #278 Springboro, OH 45066 

Memo: “Joshua Hahn Family”

We are collecting aluminum cans to RECYCLE from our local friends/family– please call contact Krista via Facebook to inquire.

What is next?

I-800 Approval (U.S. Government approves our request to adopt from China)

Dossier to China (Hahn's formal request to adopt Kalyn and a TON of proof that we are competent parents)

Letter of Acceptance (China says Yes!)

Travel Approval (China invites us to pick up Kalyn and we book our flights to China)

Gotcha Day! (The day Kalyn will be in our arms)

 Please pray for Kalyn, for Kalyn’s caregivers, and for God to provide in HIS TIME! 

PA received from China!

We received Pre-Approval from China Monday! Next step...US Immigration approval then DTC (Dossier to China)...we are moving right along ;)