Today is Wednesday and in 3 days so much has happened. Rick and Dave (our friends that are from Virginia, who happen to also be adopting in Berdyansk) had to go to Kiev to sign papers at the U.S. Embassy so that they can leave right after court, IF we get to have court on our scheduled date, Friday, October 29th. That was a big if when the guys left. Even if our interpol (a new strange paper that is required by the Ukrainian law for adoption) comes in this week, what are the changes that the director of the SDA will sign off on it that fast. Rick and I had not made any plans for IF court didn't happen. We could not think about it----too much stress.
Monday and Tuesday evening, Dave's wife Heather spent the night with Koyla and I. Our plans are for her to move into the church apartment with me when the guys leave for the states. Both of us were given a court appointment for Friday, but both of us have to have our papers signed by the SDA. Just part of the joys in knowing that God knows!!!!Rick and Dave make it to Kiev on Tuesday, go to the Embassy, turn in the papers and turn right around and head back to Berdyansk on Tuesday evening train. Wow--now that is one big nightmare. Not much sleep for those two nights. Victor was going to go to the SDA office on Wednesday and stay there from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to see if he couldn't get the papers for all of us signed. He wasn't too hopeful. If he got them he would hop on the train Wednesday evening and be in Berdyansk on Thursday ready for court on Friday. If he didn't get them he would go to the SDA on Thursday and try again. If he got them he would hop a bus and take a bus to Berdyansk. That is what he had to do for us when we adopted Koyla. The bus ride is nothing short of torture.
Rick and Dave make it back from Kiev, on Wednesday about 10:30 a.m. At 12:30 we receive the call--Papers are ready for court!!! AMEN...THANK YOU LORD. Heather and Dave go in at 8:30 a.m. and we follow at 10:30. Rita knows the process and is ready to go. If things go this smooth for all of us, we will be going through the rest of the adoption together. Heather and I will be able to room together, ride together on the train and fly home together. What a miracle that would be.
Please pray for the court hearing, that all goes smooth. The judge does remember us and hopefully that is a good thing. After the court we still are restricted in taking the children from the orphanage until the 10 days is up. I think Galina will allow us on day 8 to take them for clothes. If all goes well, I may be home on November 17th....Yeah.
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Rick & Fran - thanks for the update. Yana is doing well - she sure works hard!
Tim & Charlene
Rick and Fran, sounds like the process is moving amoothly!! Praying all will go as planned.
Love & Blessings,
Debbie
Sounds like things couldn't have worked out more perfectly. Hope it continues that way and look forward to meeting Rita! I know Heather will be relieved to have the company on the way home too. Prayers for a good court date!
This is so awesome!!!!!!! Totally amazing!!!!! Bring it on, God! There is nothing better than Your favor! Pour out Your blessings on these families, Lord. There is no one greater than You!
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