Well, as most of you have guessed, we are in a waiting period. Our I-800A and official copy of our home study has gone to immigration. After several weeks of waiting, we had our appointment Friday with Homeland Security for our biometric fingerprints. We are so glad to have another step finished.
Following this hurdle, we will wait to be matched with our precious little one. We have finished compiling all necessary documents this weekend for our dossier and will be mailing them to our agency Monday. Again, it feels good to complete another step.
We recently celebrated Chinese New Year with a group of local families who have adopted from China. During that celebration, we met a gentleman who will be traveling to China with our adoption agency in March. This mission of doctors, social workers, and others, will be compiling a new waiting child list for our adoption agency. Our hearts nearly leaped from our chests when we heard this. He may have the opportunity to lay his hands and eyes on our sweet little one before we even know who it is. I pray that when we do find out who our child is, he or she will have been memorable to this gentleman, and he will be able to share some details with us. Please join us in this prayer.
God is so faithful. He is providing for us each step of the way, in every way. He has blessed us with amazing friends who's prayers and encouragement are so supporting to us. He continues to provide financially for us to bring our little one home each step of the way. We have some amazing friends who own Kid's Kloset consignment sale who selected us as their 2013 Spring Sale Kid's Kloset Family. This means that they provided an opportunity for those who would like to support adoption, to give financially to bringing our little one home. We had a display table with our Calendar Fundraiser displayed, for those who wanted to purchase calendars that feature adopted children from around the world each month. It also gave others the opportunity to pray specifically for our family and our little one and for us to speak to others about God's heart for adoption. We are so thankful to Kid's Kloset for their support and are so blessed to have been a part of this amazing sale!
With the timeline given to us by our social worker, we are on track to bring our little one home late summer to early fall, but we submit to God and His perfect timing in all things.
Thank you for your continued prayers, support, and encouragement.
The Bohlingers
