Papers Papers Everywhere!

What's been going on??? A whirlwind of gathering documents and meeting with people. From proof of dogs shots from the vet, to a psych evaluation. From referral letters, to finger prints. SO much stuff has to be gathered and everything must be certified or notarized. It's been pretty fun running all around town making sure we get the right things at the right time (enter sarcasm here). Totally worth it all though without a doubt! We still have a few documents left to gather. Got one more referral letter coming and some blood work to be done. But Daniel has to get well before we can get his physical done that's needed. Poor guy has definitely had a rough go the last few weeks with Strep& H1N1 at the same time, and now bronchitis. Trust me when I say that the devil is throwing out ALL the stops to try to keep this adoption from proceeding! Like a beating from all sides, but kinda funny to step back and look at the attempts like it's actually possible to shut this down. I said kinda. Thankful that God knows what's up, even when we don't! Ooley has a bed! Our home is officially deemed "ready" for a child via our home study recently. Now they are processing all the documents they need to get the ball rolling as fast as possible. Things in Haiti can change rapidly with all the re-voting of Presidential election and everything else that goes on in a third world country. So, we are choosing the extra fees that come along with it expediting the process to get ahead of what changes could come. The adoption agency and orphanage are ready and waiting to rush their end as soon as we get our dossier (tons of documents basically) together! Ooley is healthy and happy! They update us on his health and skills at least once a month, and he's doing great! There's another little girl in the same orphanage as him and they say he mimics everything she does and it picking up on a lot. Everyone that goes to visit Ooley tells of how precious he is. Can't wait to go see him again! We are going back to Haiti in June with Victory Church, but are coordinating how we can spend a lot of time with Ooley as well. Excited doesn't even begin to describe our anticipation for this trip! In case you haven't heard, we are having another fundraiser! Any time APRIL 16TH THRU MAY 1ST, EAT AT HARRY BEARS IN MOORE (2113 Riverwalk Drive- just off I-35 at 19th) and mention that you are eating there to "Help Bring Ooley Home" and they will donate 10% off your ticket total to the Ooley fund! Plan your lunches, date nights, and group gatherings there, and please pass the word along! Check out their menu at http://www.harrybears.com/ and call to reserve a space for larger groups. Whew, it seems like a lot is happening, but most of it is running from here to there. Please continue to pray that things all go smoothly. Please pray the the attacks with attempt to bring us down will stop! It hasn't been easy, but our God is greater! Thanks for your continued support of our endeavor to Bring Ooley Home!