Well a lot has happened since my last blog. I thought Jonathan was going to write something so that’s why I kinda held off for a while. I’ll try to catch up without making it too long.
We finished out Dossier (WOO HOO) (Dossier—a collection or file of documents on the same subject, esp. a complete file containing detailed information about a person or topic.) That was a big day for me. I had worked so hard on that thing and I didn’t think I would ever finish. But its finished and on it way to Haiti.
After we got back from Haiti in August I started working very hard on getting the Dossier finished. We had to have so many documents included in it. This is my Dossier list....
Adoption Home Study, Marriage Certificate, Letter to IBESR (Haitian Social Services), Power of Attorney, 3 reference letters, Police Clearance letter (one for each of us), Employer letter (one for each), letter from our Bank, letter for Psychologist (we passed were NOT CRAZY), Letter from our Dr., Medical Lab results (BLOOD WORK) for each, photo copy of 3 forms of photo ID, copy of driver’s license of each on separate paper, Tax returns for past 3 years, three bank statements, 8 passport pictures for me, 8 passport pictures for Jonathan, both birth certificates, Photos of the home, bedrooms, park, yard and a pic of us. We had to have fingerprints done in Nashville and several other things before all this was done. WHEWWW I’m glad that’s done!!
After I mailed that to the Adoption Agency, they sent it to Chicago and then to France to be translated into French. When they got it back they finally sent it to HAITI. It should be there by now. Now we have to wait on them. From what I have heard they don’t get in any hurry. So we just need to pray that everyone who touches our paperwork gets everything done fast. I have heard it could take 18 months from the time they get it in Haiti, but were not going to accept that!
We have been continuing with all our fund raising. Selling T-Shirts, took our church group to Trinity City in Hendersonville, Tenn., if you have 50 or more they will give you $1,000 (waiting on that check), and I am cooking supper every Wednesday night at church, with the help of Becky Johnson, it is lots of fun and people don’t have to cook and I make some money for the adoption, I think we have made $100 almost every week. Were still short $11,500 on our funds, but I know its going to come it!!!
I hope to sit down and figure all my time line where some day I can blog about the step-by-step procedure, maybe it could help someone along the way.
Please remember all the people of Haiti in your prayers. They need it!!!! God bless.
