SO much to say, where do I start?! I personally didn't get much sleep last night, but today's news has made everything great! Daniel traveled to Haiti with a couple other guys that were going to work with Mission of Hope for other reasons. He called me this morning around 9:30a to quickly let me know that they arrived safely and are being taken care of. Then came the long day of waiting on my end and a lot of work on Daniel's end.
Daniel contacted me at 4:15p our time, 5:15p there. Connection in Haiti is horrible so Facebook and Skype were near impossible. Through very broken conversation and finally a quick phone call we were able to swap information. For the record I had a couple really great friends come by the salon and help me set up an International calling deal. I am waiting for Daniel to get the info of what to do to set it up on his end via email or Facebook when he can get a connection.
So here's the scoop:
They were about to head to Good Sam where Ooley is and made a stop by Mission of Hope. When they got to MOH, they found the Madam Lucine from Good Sam was there and that she had some of the children there visiting the clinic. Turns out Ooley was one of those children. Although it's not good news to hear the Ooley was in need of medical attention, he is ok and getting treated for an eye infection and has a low fever. Ooley being at the clinic is a huge blessing! This saved Daniel from having to travel into the villages to talk to Madam Lucine! The documents on the paperwork at MOH have Ooley listed as "Charles Woodley" and they call him Woodley...and that is pronounced as we have been spelling it apparently. Daniel will know for sure once he sees the birth certificate!
Madam Lucine has the documents needed for us to adopt Ooley and has put a price tag of $1,500 U.S. for them. She did say that we could go ahead and move him and get her the money needed after he has been moved. We found out that Ooley's birth father is deceased, but his birth mother is still alive. Madam Lucine knows where his birth mother is and she must go to the court and sign over her rights to allow us to be able to adopt Ooley. There are some other smaller fees in the court process and paying for the travel and meals for the Madam Lucine and Ooley's birth mother to get to the court. We are looking a at few additional hundred dollars for the court process to get Ooley moved.
Daniel is trying to get in contact with the staff of Chances For Children where Ooley needs to be moved to. Once we can contact them, Ooley can be moved at any time. Daniel will be dealing with the court and Ooley's birth mother tomorrow. Please pray for complete favor on our side!Our God is HUGE and can do ANYTHING!
Daniel has some video and some pics of Ooley and will be posting them on Facebook at the mercy of the reception. I will drag them to the blog and post as soon as I have access to them. Ooley is doing good and Daniel had a great time playing with him and getting him to laugh! Laughter is the best thing to hear coming from a child, especially your own! We are looking forward to bringing Ooley home and are so excited to get this going faster!
Thanks for your continued prayers and support! I will post more info as soon as I know it! Stay posted here!
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