Doubly Good News

We have been waiting for two main areas of approval before we can move forward in the adoption process.  We fully expected to hear from both areas by the end of March, or maybe even the end of April at the latest.

Well . . .

Three days ago, on Friday, February 14, we received our approval notice in the mail from USCIS (Immigration)!

Even better, today, February 17, we got a call from our adoption caseworker that we received approval from the Inter-Country Adoption Board of the Philippines!!

We are praising God and are so excited!!  Both of these approvals came through within three days of each other, and took a little less than two months!  Amazing.


Now that we've been approved by the Philippines, we can share pictures more freely.  Of course, if you remember our story, he only stayed with us for two days, so we only have a few to share . . .for now.

ISAAC RITCHIE

Hoping to bring him home:

Late Spring or Early Summer 2014

Happy Valentine's Day from the Good Ol' U.S.A

We just received our USCIS (immigration) approval today (February 14, 2014)!  That was much quicker than the average turnaround time, so it was a huge surprise waiting for us in the mail! 

Now, we are waiting for approval from the Philippines.  We expect this to take another month or two.

While we wait, we are planning our fundraising event.  It will be Friday, March 21 at the church.  More details will be posted soon.

****karen