We just got a call from AWAA congratulating us to being officially accepted into their Ethiopia program! I didn't really have any doubts about whether we would be accepted, but it still feels wonderful to know we are one step closer to bringing our darling daughter home.
With the current changes being made by MOWA (Ethiopian Ministry of Women's and Children's Affairs), there is the possibility that the wait time will be longer, so we were given the option to put our application on hold or switch to a different program. I feel confident that Ethiopia is the right path, so we decided to stick with it, and move forward.
As soon as I've gone to the store to buy new printer cartridges, we will print off the initial stack of forms to fill out and sign, take our adoption orientation classes, and pay our first installment of the program fee. We also get to start our home study!
~Today my prayers are for wisdom for the Ethiopian politicians, bureaucrats, and judges who are implementing new rules, laws and procedures for international adoption. I pray that the children's best interest is represented, whether this means programs that make it possible for them to return to their birth families, or them being released for international adoption. Either way, I am praying for orphaned children to be united with their life-long families SOONER rather than LATER.
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