Well, not my hands specifically, but Tanya's hands!
So, it is official. Our family has just expanded by 2! Now the final paper-push starts.
Tanya thought that we were going to travel to Genichesk today (Thursday) to take care of birth certificates. It turns out that we will not go until tomorrow. Apparently, this particular regional office is notorious for being problematic. With some assistance from Roman (the orphanage lawyer, who rocks!) we believe that we will be able to get everything done in one trip tomorrow (Friday).
So, we have to be at the Genichesk city registrar's office right at 8:30AM on Friday and it is 200+KM away. We'll be leaving from the Bible House at 6AM and Tanya already told me she'd probably be snoring a good portion of the drive! (She's not a morning person. :)
We are hopeful that we can get everything done right away in the morning and then return to Kherson to finish up the rest of the paper work in the afternoon. Our goal is to be able to submit for passports on Saturday. Please pray that everything goes as planned.
I can't believe Michele stealth-posted from Colorado! She's sneaky! I think I've got a sinus/ear thing going on, so I'm taking antibiotics and sudafed and doing my saline nasal lavage each day. Natasha had a bit of a fever yesterday and the orphanage doctor told her she would not go back to class at least until Monday. She wasn't terribly sad about that!
I also met Pat and Terry yesterday. They are a couple from south of San Antonio, TX who are here adopting as well. They took a blind referral from the SDA for a sweet 14 year old girl at the same orphanage as Natasha and Pasha. Her name is Viola. They had their 1st court date on Wednesday so are now counting the days to the end. I hope to connect with them at some point in time for dinner.
Well, it's not the most exciting or entertaining post, but at least it keeps you up to date.
I'll post more tomorrow after our trip to Genichesk.
Later,
Bruce
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Bruce - take care of yourself! I hope the antibiotics does the trick! If not, maybe Becky can help you at a pharmacy in Boyarka.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! So happy to hear the good news. You're still in our prayers!
ReplyDeleteHi I have been reading your blog and following your journey. Congrats on your new children!! Tell your new friends from Texas that there is a group of us about 30 miles from San Antonio (north though) with adopted kiddos from Ukraine. My Ukrainian daughters are 13 and 11 and have been home one year. Over 15 will be here for hosting this Christmas too :)
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Hopefully, things will go quickly for you now! The last part can be the most maddening so we are praying for God's blessing and the ability to wait under frustration and delay.
ReplyDeleteWhat a special day for our family - officially we now have TEN GRANDCHILDREN. God is so Good. Praying for safety traveling tomorrow and continued restoration of good health for everyone.
ReplyDeleteWith our Love....Dad and Mom
It's especially entertaining when things are going well.
ReplyDeleteViola is the name of my sweet departed grandmother who is responsible for me being a Christian. Good for them! Glad that you are hanging in there, too!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for our stint at the "House of Bible"!
Felix
Prayign for no problems and smooth sailing in Genichesk!
ReplyDelete"Our family has expanded by 2" and "not the most exciting or entertaining post".... I would tend to disagree. Seems pretty exciting to me.
ReplyDeleteYippee! Can't wait for you guys to get out of Ukraine ASAP! So exciting to have a new niece and nephew - looking forward to meeting them and "bonding" at Christmas time! So much to thank God for in our lives!!
ReplyDeleteMy 1st period sophomores began to clap when I shared this exciting news with them! They have been very interested in hearing about your adoption adventure and we have been praying for you all.
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