Authentication, Translation, USCIS, Post Office & Parquet!

This has already been a full week when it comes to adoption!!!  LOTS of people are getting LOTS of news out of HAITI which is FANTASTIC!!!!!!

I had dossier #2 entirely finished and ready to bring to the Minnesota Secretary of State.  On Monday I made my ride there and had 12 documents in my dossier authenticated by him.  I ran into some other friends who are adopting from Ethiopia.  Always fun to bump into someone who know at the State Capitol :-).

My dossier was also sent to a translator today where much of it will be translated into FRENCH.

I also had to file my i-600a form which is an immigration form where you ask for an orphan in a foreign country to be called your immediate relative and granted United States Citizenship.

I sent all of my originals to my dossier to Kentucky and my i-600a form to USCIS in Texas (United States Citizen and Immigration Services.)  Upon handing those envelopes to the man at the Post Office, my heart went a bit crazy, so I spent a good chunk of time praying!  Praying that the documents get to their destination safely!  Praying that they get processed quickly, in God's Time!  Praying that soon and VERY soon all of these documents will be sent to Haiti for the adoption of my second precious child!

Also this week I heard news that my adoption with M has moved from Parquet onto Courts!!!!  The timeframe for Parquet was 1-6 months and so that step went rather quickly and I pray for this next step to also go QUICKLY!  Courts are expected to take from 2-3 months.

I have a post in February 2012 that outlines the steps and time frames called "How long until my child comes home you ask?"

Thank you for continuing to pray!  I appreciate it greatly and trust the Lord to bring me through each of these stages and bring these two little kiddos home to me in His timing!