Rioting has finally let up enough to get some progress made. The birth mom has officially signed her last document! The next step is to transfer Ooley to Chances for Children, which is planned for Wednesday the 19th. Bobby will be visiting Ooley regularly to help him adapt to his new surroundings.
We are filling out the applications and other needed documents to get the official adoption process moving now! With that comes the fees. So we will be planning some things in the near future that you may want to be involved in. Of course, we will keep you posted as soon as we know something!
Thanks for your continued prayers for Ooley and us!
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
All in a year's time
One year ago today an earthquake shook Haiti.
One year ago we felt God calling us to adopt from Haiti.
Haiti still sits in ruins and the people still need a lot of help.
Our son still sits in Haiti, but coming home is getting closer!
Ooley's birth mom has signed everything needed and all is well! With today being the anniversary of the earthquake, a lot of places are closed. Ooley's move into Chances for Children is set for this Friday! We are super excited to get him moved and get this really moving forward. But we ask that you please pray for Ooley through this next step. He's going through a lot of transitions in this process and we are believing for him to remain stable emotionally and never feel abandoned. We anticipate the remainder of the adoption process to go quickly and smoothly. We are beleiving for things to move at God speed!
We will be applying for some grants to aid in the adoption, please pray for favor. God has more than enough and we trust that He will provide everything needed to bring Ooley home.
Thanks for your continued support! More news to come as soon as we know it!
One year ago we felt God calling us to adopt from Haiti.
Haiti still sits in ruins and the people still need a lot of help.
Our son still sits in Haiti, but coming home is getting closer!
Ooley's birth mom has signed everything needed and all is well! With today being the anniversary of the earthquake, a lot of places are closed. Ooley's move into Chances for Children is set for this Friday! We are super excited to get him moved and get this really moving forward. But we ask that you please pray for Ooley through this next step. He's going through a lot of transitions in this process and we are believing for him to remain stable emotionally and never feel abandoned. We anticipate the remainder of the adoption process to go quickly and smoothly. We are beleiving for things to move at God speed!
We will be applying for some grants to aid in the adoption, please pray for favor. God has more than enough and we trust that He will provide everything needed to bring Ooley home.
Thanks for your continued support! More news to come as soon as we know it!
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Haiti time beats to a different drum
We are learning Haiti time is definitely different than our time. Also learning that things there are way less organized and structured than here too. The birth mom has been to court, but some other things are needed. Bobby will be traveling back to her home town with her to get her original birth certificate and returning with it to Port au Prince. This will take approximately three days travel for them at our expense. Once she arrives back to Port au Prince, the birth mom will go to social services and sign her final document to release her rights. Then Ooley can be moved into Chances For Children finally.
Dr. Jack is the CFC director and must be present for Ooley's move. He returns to the U.S. in a week...actually 6 days now. We must get the birth mom to finish up the things needed quickly in order to move Ooley soon. Otherwise, we would have to wait until Dr. Jack's next trip and don't know when that would be. Things are still moving....just very slowly it seems. Things seem to change literally every day as far as what is needed and who needs to be where to make this transfer possible.
Please continue to pray for this situation. Also for Ooley to adapt easy to all that is going on. We won't be trying to figure out anything regarding the rumor of an older brother until Ooley is secure in CFC.
The financial strain has begun, but we know that God has a plan. If you have fundraising ideas, please contact me asap amber@salonendeavor.com . You can donate by clicking the link on this blog or can go to any Communication Federal Credit Union and make a deposit into the Amber and Daniel Johnson Adoption Fund. Most important is your continued prayers.
It's hard to understand the emotional side of this process unless you are in it. Please understand that we are very excited about all that is going on, but are also dealing with a lot of emotions as well. That is the main reason for this blog. Please share this blog with anyone who would like to follow our adoption process. Answering hundreds of questions a day about it is not emotionally easy. Please understand that we really do appreciate each of you and your support. Thanks so much, we love you all!
Dr. Jack is the CFC director and must be present for Ooley's move. He returns to the U.S. in a week...actually 6 days now. We must get the birth mom to finish up the things needed quickly in order to move Ooley soon. Otherwise, we would have to wait until Dr. Jack's next trip and don't know when that would be. Things are still moving....just very slowly it seems. Things seem to change literally every day as far as what is needed and who needs to be where to make this transfer possible.
Please continue to pray for this situation. Also for Ooley to adapt easy to all that is going on. We won't be trying to figure out anything regarding the rumor of an older brother until Ooley is secure in CFC.
The financial strain has begun, but we know that God has a plan. If you have fundraising ideas, please contact me asap amber@salonendeavor.com . You can donate by clicking the link on this blog or can go to any Communication Federal Credit Union and make a deposit into the Amber and Daniel Johnson Adoption Fund. Most important is your continued prayers.
It's hard to understand the emotional side of this process unless you are in it. Please understand that we are very excited about all that is going on, but are also dealing with a lot of emotions as well. That is the main reason for this blog. Please share this blog with anyone who would like to follow our adoption process. Answering hundreds of questions a day about it is not emotionally easy. Please understand that we really do appreciate each of you and your support. Thanks so much, we love you all!
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