We are aware that there has been conversations within Ethiopia between the USCIS/ State Department and MOWA (Ministry of Women's Affairs in Ethiopia) about potential delays in Ethiopian courts in approving adoptions. Yesterday, there was a stakeholder meeting and indeed they came out saying that they plan to cut approvals to 5 per day. (Currently they are doing more like 100.) What does this mean? Well it means that getting our children home could and will indeed take longer. The good news is the systems seem to be all working together and they realize the strong need for orphans in Ethiopia to be placed with forever families. Bottom line, they just cant keep up!
At this stage, this makes us a little nervous but we will keep the FAITH in continuing to find and bring our daughter HOME. In time, this indeed will all be worth it. Please pray for the orphans!
Allan and I continue to finish our home study paperwork, prepare for our home visits from our home study social worker, doctor visits today, and work on completing 10 hours of online training to prepare for her and being a new transracial family... we continue the journey.
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