Out of IBESR
We received an email yesterday from our adoption agency that said that Lou is finally out of the first stage of the adoption process. It took 12 months and 1 day to get past that point. Now there are three stages left and we are beyond being able to estimate what amount of time it will take. The remaining stages should move faster...but...you never know...
Movie
We decided we needed a break from running at 100mph. We have been organizing and selling our things. We have been very blessed to have a number of people come over and buy our things before we have a garage sale. This is a very tiring process. We decided that we would go see CS Lewis's movie Prince Caspian. It had been a long time since we had been to the movies and we haven't had a TV hooked up in about 3 months. I can't believe (and I literally mean that) how much things have changed.
Nachos for $6.25?!? Fountain pop for more than $5?!? Popcorn for more than $5?!? I was thinking that I needed to speak with a loan officer. (no, I didn't buy the Nachos)
And that's not the worst of it. This is a kid's movie we were going to and there was sex all over the content before the movie. Even Chips Ahoy cookies were - and I quote - "sexy." Then the next ad followed it up showing a boy and girl in the back of car about to ... and someone knocks on the door. This lady tells the kids to think about what they are doing and then explains the reality to them by setting a crying baby on their lap.
HUH?!? Dousing the viewer with all sorts of sexual things before a kid's movie and then show them reality? Is not this a parent's responsibilty? Should a movie theater be teaching our children (not teenagers) these things?
I think I just went to my last movie at a movie theater. As our pastor would say, "Are we to spend our lives watching 'good' movies?"
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We are depending on the Lord for direction in everything we do. We are working to spread the gospel to the people of Haiti with the Baptist Haiti Mission while we wait to complete Lou's adoption. Our primary goal in life is to show the ultimate satisfaction in knowing our Lord Jesus Christ - we pray that God be glorified. This is our adoption/missionary story...
Details: How it Began & the Latest Plan
Prayer List
- Wisdom and Knowledge into the Will of God for Our Lives
Milestones
- April 17, 2007 - Paperwork Arrives in Haiti
- May 16, 2007 - Entered IBESR (entered the paperwork process in Haiti)
- June 2007 - First Trip to Haiti
- July 2007 - I600 Paperwork Submitted
- January 2008 - Second Trip to Haiti
- April 29, 2008 - Put House up for Sale
- May 3, 2008 - Sold House
- May 17, 2008 - Out of IBESR and in Parquet
- May 30, 2008 - Last day of Work
- June 30, 2008 - Fly to Haiti
- July 1, 2008 - Pick up Lou From Orphanage
- August 23, 2008 - Out of Parquet
- December 19, 2008 - Entered MOI
- May 28, 2009 - Began Orphan First Legwork - Orphanage Drirector should have started this in October 2007 when USCIS inquired of her
- June 9, 2009 - Birth Parent Interview with USCIS (as a result of the Orphan First Program this is being done early)
- June 15, 2009 - US Embassy DNA letter to orphanage director
- July 29, 2009 - DNA Results Emailed to USCIS
- August 31, 2009 - MOI Paperwork signed
- September 9, 2009 - Out of MOI, paperwork delivered to Haitian Immigration for Passport
- September 19, 2009 - I600 Approved by Minnesota USCIS office
- September 28, 2009 - Approved I600 "cabled" to US Embassy, Port-au-Prince by the National Visa Center (New York?)
- October 2, 2009 - Passport Finished
- October 6, 2009 - Physical Exam and Tuberculosis Skin Test
- October 8, 2009 - Test Result of TB Skin test: Positive - Chest Xray taken
- October 12, 2009 - Chest Xray Results of TB: Negative (US Embassy closed for Columbus Day - dropping off paperwork tomorrow)
- October 13, 2009 - Dropped off Paperwork for Visa
- October 23, 2009 - Received Email About Visa Appointment for Monday the 26th
- October 26, 2009 - Visa Appointment (Paid for the Visa)
- October 27, 2009 - Picked up Visa
- November 4, 2009 - Leave Haiti for the US
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Coordinates for Google Earth
- Baptist Haiti Mission - 18° 28'01.79" N, 72° 17'40.59"W (elevation 3988)
- Baptist Haiti Mission Beach House (Camp) - 18° 56'06.98" N, 72° 40'51.89"W (elevation 165)
- BRESMA I (Baby Orphanage) - 18°33'36.10"N, 72°17'25.01"W
- Visa Lodge (The Hotel we have stayed at twice) - 18°34'07.24"N, 72°18'08.30"W
- Kaliko Beach Club (where we visited our first time to Haiti) - 18°52'15.99"N, 72°36'55.12"W
Blog Archive
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- Our Meeting with Our Missions Pastor
- Plan Update - 05/31/2008
- Last Day of Work
- Yet Another Good Blog Posting from DesiringGod.org
- Doors
- A Good Read
- Holding Air
- Garage Sale - Day Three - The Final Day
- Garage Sale - Day Two
- What a sale! Where's Carter?
- ZZZzzzzz.....
- The Ultimate Garage Sale
- The Latest Regarding Work
- Plan Update – 05/19/2008
- Great News!
- Preparation
- Haiti as seen on TV
- Psych Eval and Dog
- Going Once, Going Twice... (various)
- The Hard Part Shared
- We Secured Lou!!
- Quitting my Job (and a Lie)
- Inspection
- A Signed Purchase Agreement
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2 comments:
Hi,
You dont know me but we sent email back and forth once about Lou. My family sponsered him In RR xmas angels. I loved the video of him laughing. I am so grateful to your family for adopting him. He is such a sweet boy and is so deserving of a forever family. I just found out about your blog and read where you are getting ready to leave for Haiti.
I hope I can keep following your blog and that the adoption goes fast from here on so you can get Lou back to the states soon.
Gob Bless your family. I am so proud of everything you are doing to help Lou get his family.Enjoy your adventure. Stay safe and give that sweet boy a hugg for me.
Carol N.
Carol,
I do remember our emails back and forth! Thank you again for sponsoring Lou!
I am glad that you found our blog. I would like to help raise awareness of what life is like in Haiti and do what we can to help out. The Lord has moved so swiftly and wonderfully in our lives. There is no way we could have accomplished what we have without Him!
I am also glad that you liked the video. It is one of our favorites. There is another one that cracks us up - I'll try to post that on the blog soon.
We are planning to stay in Haiti even after the adoption is complete. I think the Lord is calling us there long-term. One of the feelings that I have is that God is going to use Lou to help the Haitian people see that disabled/down syndrome people are indeed people too and can contribute to a successful society. God is good!
He gets all the praise for what is happening in our lives - we are simply obeying what He is telling us to do. We will certainly give Lou a hug for you!
Thank you for your encouragement and I pray that Lord blesses you, Carol!
Ken
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