3 Weeks!!!

We got some great news at 4:30pm on December 31. Our paperwork came out of Parquet after being in there for only 3 weeks! Considering we know some people that have been stuck there since April, we are thrilled! We were expecting at least 2-3 months, if not longer. Earlier that day I had just read Matthew 8:13, where Jesus says, "...it shall be done for you as you have believed...". I said a prayer after that, "Please God, bring the girls home tomorrow." Then I got realistic and prayed, "Please God, have our dossier out of Parquet by Valentine's Day". I prayed this knowing that God can do anything and will honor our requests if we truely have faith in Him. He delivered my Valentine's gift an hour later. Isn't God great!?! Honor Him and He just loves to give us gifts.

So now our paperwork is onto MOI (Minister of Interior), this is where the girls' passports are issued. This is suppose to take 6-8 weeks, but some have been there since May. Back in September there was a huge backlog of like 300 dossiers. The dam seems to be breaking and dossiers are being signed and passports are again being issued. Please pray that this trend continues. The longer kids stay at the orphanage, the more the orpanage has to turn away others. These kids being turned away, most likely die from malnutrition. So the sooner our girls come home, the sooner another three children can enter the orphanage. It is just a vicious cycle. Anyway I digress, once the passports are issued, we are onto the US Consulate for the girls' visas. This is another area where there has been a hold up, but we are hoping the kinks are being worked out there as well.

So right now Brian and I are praying that the girls are home around Springbreak, which is in the beginning of April. I would say this is the earliest we expect them, but it is all in God's hands. Like I keep saying, He will bring them home at the perfect moment! Needless to say, this is earlier then we were recently expecting, so now we are starting to "nest". Making lists of things that need to be done before they get here. First probably being a new and larger vehicle...

So please keep us in your prayers, as you are all in mine. Thanks for listening and caring!
Love,
Allison