Today marks the one-year anniversary of our arrival here in Haiti. Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of having our second son with us. We do not regret a single day of any of it and we count it all as gain.
We specifically want to express our sincere gratitude for those of you who have helped us to stay here either monetarily or in moral/email/blog comment support (both in person and online). Without all of you, we would have had a much more difficult stay here in Haiti while the adoption gets completed. We want to thank you and we have a hard time believing that we could ever match the blessing that you have provided for us. Thank you!
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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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Related Links Important to Us
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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- ONE YEAR!!
- Adoption: One Crazy Adventure After Another
- Adoption: Text Message
- Concrete
- NOTHING
- Adoption, Fish, Wheel
- Various
- Happy Father's Day!
- Down Syndrome Related Abortion
- Another Mess of a Butchering
- Time
- Fatherhood
- Rats
- Announcement
- Lots to Talk About
- Adoption: Happy 26-month Anniversary
- Old Football Injury
- Adoption Update
- A Great Experiment
- DNA - Praise!
- Adoption STUFF!
- Interview Success
- Snail/Slug Lesson Cont...
- Interview
- Happy Anniversary Chief Papa and Grandma
- Ice Cream
- 3 People, 1 Umbrella
- Crazy Night Changing One Wheel
- Regressing
- Now We're Cooking
- Happy Birthday Dad!
- Louie's Blood Test
- Rough Waters
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Baptist Haiti Mission State-side Office
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2 comments:
Hang in there. My stomach tightens when I read you blog about going for the DNA test and meeting the birth mother. Billy had a situation somewhat like yours - lots of communication difficulties but he did not have a Haitian interpreter. The adoption, will happens though but what makes me sad is that after this experience one is reluctant to go on this adoption journey a second time and there are so many kids who could use a good set of parents. My thoughts are with you and I will say a little prayer for your smooth sailing in the next few weeks and for your strengh in case the waters are not so smooth. Elizabeth
It was nice to have an interpreter! We are so blessed by our worker, Jeff.
We have recently talked about how much of a struggle it is and that we probably would look elsewhere to adopt - I believe that UNICEF is causing most of the problems and delays. The Lord calls us though and if and when he wants us to adopt - that's where we'll do it.
Thank you for your thoughts and prayers, Elizabeth!
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