LOA Signed, Sealed & Delivered!!!

Here it is!!! This is the piece of paper we were waiting on!!

We HAPPENED to be spending the weekend in Birmingham this weekend with our friends The Lee's - so we were able to meet with our social worker and sign this VERY important piece of paper and get it mailed off!! Here's a pic of it being signed!!!

We met in the parking lot at Lifeline!! :) Signed on the car hood!!! ;)

What a blessing to have received it this weekend!!! It was our prayer to get it by the 22nd and wow...we did!!! How awesome!!

The is some really confusing paperwork we are waiting on now. We didn't have to do it last time...but with the Hague Convention...we are now having to do it.  So...the next few weeks will be waiting on those items to go through.  

TRAVEL:

We've  been told to apply for our Chinese Visa's. We will begin that process this week!! Wow!! It's getting close!!We're also beginning to look into travel. Karla, our social worker told us that she thinks because three weeks in April is a  BIG business Trade Fair in China...that we will more than likely go mid-May.  So...that's what we are going to be aiming for.  

She also told us that we will be wiring our money to China when we get our Travel Approval. There are SO MANY things we need prayer for now. I have wrestled with how often to keep before everyone our prayer needs for His financial provision for the completion of this adoption.  I really don't like to keep bringing it up. But it truly is one of the most overwhelming parts of this process.  So please...do continue to pray for God's miracle provision.  He knows the need and we trust HIM with all that is in us to make it work.  We trust him...and we know that HE will not leave us hanging. Thanks for your prayers concerning this.

We also are preparing a Medical Travel Kit to go.  We have been instructed to take any kind of meds we could possibly need when we go. Just so we won't have to purchase it there.  Last time we purchased the Orphan Allies Kit....but they no longer sell them. So we will be compiling all the meds (prescription and over the counter) and stuff any of us might need for travel.  Pray that God gives us wisdom and remembrance for everything we may need to take.

We will begin focusing on packing light. So we need LOTS of prayers for packing light for 5 of us for two weeks! :) I'm guessing May there will be warm?? I need to ask my friends who have traveled to China in May. 

THANK YOU:
We wanted to send a BIG THANK YOU to all our friends and family who have continued to bless us through this process.  We are so humbled and grateful for God blessing us with such special people in our lives.  We just wanted to let you all know how much it blesses us for every single thing you all have done for us and for Shep. We KNOW you are doing it as unto the Lord and our prayer is that God multiplies every single thing back to you one hundred fold!!

We promise to keep you posted. Things will begin to happen more often now that we are so close!! MAY will be here before we know it!!! Have a great week!

Blessings,

Mark & Buffi