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Waiting for Referral
March 2007
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November 2008
 MARCH
2007
It is now the end of March 2007. March came in like a ferocious
Lion - 21 beautiful inches of glorious snow fell on March 1st
and 2nd!
Some background information about the adoption…
Jen and I started Addison’s adoption process during the month of
May 2004, which really doesn’t seem that long ago at times, but
at other times it seems like it’s taking forever. However, we
know that God has chosen us for Addison, and we are just waiting
patiently for her to find us, knowing that it may take some
time.
We are almost 2 years into our planning for Addison’s adoption,
and we are now waiting for our referral. Just to give you some
perspective as to how far we’ve come, our Log-In-Date (LID),
which is when our information (dossier), was received
(logged-in) in China is February 22, 2006. Our dossier is now in
the holding area and will eventually be reviewed again. When it
is our time, a referral will be made by matching our dossier’s
information with a beautiful child’s paperwork, whom we already
know as Addison. God’s plan for us is already in the works.
Then what?
The referral process:
When a referral arrives at Bethany-International (in Grand
Rapids) from CCAA, it is a celebration of joy! The referral
typically arrives among a group of referrals of Bethany families
across the U.S. whom all share the same LID.
Then, Bethany International sends an email to all the social
workers whose families are in this "batch of referrals." We will
then get "the call".... We will find out Addison's given name,
gender, given date of birth, the orphanage and province Addison
called home. This will be an awesome day filled with excitement
and emotion!
The international office reviews the paperwork and the referral
is overnighted to Denise, our social worker. We will then
schedule a time in the next day or so to review the referral and
sign the acceptance documents! The acceptance documents are then
overnighted back to Bethany-International.
Once Bethany-International has received all of the family’s
acceptance documents, they are forwarded back to CCAA. This
prompts the preparation process for travel invitations and then
travel.
This was the last email that we received, 3-6-07:
Bethany Christian Services continues to send many dossiers
each month to CCAA! The program continues growing and growing...
just like the timeframes. As of today (3/6/07), CCAA has not
updated their website to confirm LID of dossiers through the
review room. Since this message was written (on Tuesday) the
CCAA has updated their website to indicate that dossiers with
LIDs through March 31, 2006 have been reviewed and child
referrals have been given to families with LIDs through October
24, 2005.
The current wait time from LID to referral is approximately 18
months. The time frame continues to increase because so many
families from around the world, submitted dossiers last fall. |
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Addison’s Aunts and Uncles…
Jen's brother and his family
Uncle Jay, Aunt Sheila and cousins Nathan and Elizabeth moved
back to Tracy this past fall from Minneapolis. Jay currently is
farming and working on a couple of wind energy projects. Sheila,
who was a manager at a Target store, is trying her hand at being
a stay at home mom. She keeps busy by taking care of Nathan and
Elizabeth. Nathan, who is turning 4 this summer, enjoys
everything that deals with John Deere tractors, being outside,
and farming. Elizabeth, who is going to be 2 this summer loves
looking at books, feeding her babies, and sitting in her
favorite chair – which of course is at the dinner table!
Jason's sister and her family
Uncle Brian, Aunt Kay and cousins Emma and Mabel now live in the
capital city of North Dakota. Brian is the Sports Information
Director for the University of Mary, America's Leadership
University. Kay is currently a domestic engineer helping ease
the transition for everyone from Mayville, a one stoplight town,
to Bismarck (metro population 99,000). Emma is in second grade
and loves school! She enjoys ice-skating and playing soccer and
youth baseball. Mabel will go to kindergarten in the fall of
'07. She enjoys playing house, cleaning her own room, helping
mom bake and folding towels!
Jared and Kyla
Uncle Jared and Cousin Kyla live in Sherburn, Minnesota. Jared
works
at a
local business in Fairmont installing Windshields in cars along
with
other
automotive glass. He enjoys pheasant hunting in the fall,
especially
coming over to Tracy to stay with us in his "suite" at the Kainz
Lodge,
and we enjoy having him. Kyla is in the 1st grade and loves
going to
school! She enjoys reading, math, and playing with her friends.
Kyla
is
looking forward to summer! Jared has a black lab named Sadie.
Sadie
seems
to enjoy coming over to visit Cooper and go hunting every Fall
as well. |
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