It's Getting REAL!

It’s getting REAL! We received some last few pictures Friday. This will be our final set of pictures before we hold Kalyn in our arms. The LAST UPDATE means your close to travel. EEEK!

 

This week has been amazing!

 

We heard that we received another adoption grant, had Article 5 drop Thursday Dec 4, final update Friday Dec 5, and scheduled a travel phone call for Dec 11. WOW!  Article 5 - is one of the last steps in our adoption process before travel. Our documents have now been delivered to the U.S. Consulate in China to be reviewed. What is an Article 5?

• The Article 5 establishes the U.S. obligation for the adoption--Consulate Representatives verify our information as prospective adoptive parents to ensure that we are both eligible and suitable to adopt, and that we have been counseled as necessary regarding our adoption, and that Kalyn will be authorized to enter and reside permanently in the U.S.

No travel dates have been set or confirmed as of now. We are now waiting on Travel Approval which can take quite a few weeks. Loose ends are being tied up in China. We've have to wait for the intricate weaving of paperwork to be complete.

 

We received a letter in the mail Friday from the Topeka Community Foundation... "Congratulations! Your application has been selected receive a grant award from the Building Families Fund to assist with the expenses of adopting your child." WOW! We are truly blessed to have such generous donors to the Building Families Fund and blessed that our family was chosen for a $4,000 grant. THANK YOU SO MUCH! WOW!

 

 When we started this journey to Kalyn, funding his adoption was not on the top of our priority. For many reasons we felt that God would always provide. HE has provided for our family from day one and we are confident that he has been present in our adoption journey as well. Through adoption grants from the Forever Families Foundation & Topeka Community Foundation, fundraising, ONE LESS t-shirt sales, working extra hours, saving like crazy we have been able to pay $26,000 of the $34,000 needed. Many people have given their prayers, time, and resources to help us on our journey and we THANK YOU SO MUCH! 

 

Keep the prayers coming, we have big events coming soon and will need a lot of prayers. We have no doubt that God has a plan for how the next few months will unfold. It is hard to put feelings it into words.

All we know is that JESUS' LOVE MOVES MOUNTAINS AND CROSSES OCEANS!

 

Kalyn we are on our way!