Friends, we can see the end. (Which is really The Beginning!) With the steps that have yet to be taken, it looks like we will be able to travel to China in late May or early June. Right now we are awaiting approval from USCIS for our I-800 application. We were approved previously to adopt one child and bring them into this country; now we will be approved to adopt our specific child and bring her into this country! This process should take around three weeks.
After our I-800 is approved by USCIS, they will send our information to the National Visa Center. The NVC will enter our information into their system and then send our file to the U.S. Embassy in Guangzhou, China when our petition is approved. At that time our agency's in-China rep will carry our hard-copy documents to the embassy, as well. The consulate will ensure that everything is in order and will issue our Article 5 letter. The in-China rep will then take the Article 5 to the CCCWA (China Center for Children's Welfare and Adoption) and we will wait for them to issue our Travel Approval!
Clear as mud? Yeah, it's taken me awhile to understand it all, too. And mostly I just smile and nod and do what I'm told! But we're getting there! Please pray with us that these things will be done without any unnecessary delay. We know that our sovereign God has orchestrated this journey, and He has planned the exact day for us to meet our daughter.
In the meantime, our agency is making another visit to the orphanage in a couple of weeks. We have sent another care package to be given to Caylie, and can't wait for her to receive it. I included another photo album with pictures of our family and things around our house, complete with Mandarin labels! (Haha . . . I used Google Translate, so I hope they make sense!) We are planning on having new photos and video from this visit, as well! We are so grateful that God pointed us to our agency (link is at the top right of the blog). They have been wonderful.
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