WE ARE OUT!!!!!
ANGELENA IS COMING HOME!!!!!!!
The biggest roller coaster ride of all .....
Picture this... Tuesday afternoon my home phone rang and I wasn't home. No one left a message. I check caller ID, and it is the Adoption Agency... I worry all night, send emails trying to find out why they called. Wednesday morning Olga from the agency calls, and said that a very good source indicated that I sould be getting out of PNG sometime this week. So, great that sounds good, but in the back of my mind, I am thinking, ok the end of the week in Guatemalan time is 2 weeks... Thursday mid morning, I get an email form Olga and she sends it out to everyone that is working with the agency - about a concern.... This is a part of the email....
"Dear Families!
We are well aware of what is about to hit all the big lists today about Guatemalan adoptions. We know that there will be a panic among the families whose cases are in process. The Guatemalan government has tried to slip in some legislation to stop all adoptions, even those in process. This is what happened. There is a new piece of legislation which will halt adoptions, which in on the president’s desk waiting for signing. Somehow, one of the adoption attorneys got a hold of this document (this was obtained unknown to the president) and the ADA (Association for the Defense of Adoptions..i.e. adoption attorney group) called an emergency meeting last night with any adoption attorney who could get there, to discuss their attack. There is no way at this moment to know what the outcome will be, and if we find out that families need to do anything, we will let you know. Guys, we have good people working with us in Guatemala. They need our support to fight their cause and we are prepared to assist. JCICS, the agency’s professional organization, may also be making a public statement about what exactly the situation is. Therefore, we encourage everyone to PRAY and to keep your spirits up…because this is more than a social attack.. it is also a spiritual attack."
OK, can you say PANIC.... I completely flipped out, started crying etc.... Of course I am work, I get up and walked out of the office and try to compose myself.... I finally come back into the office and re read the email in full... As I am re-reading it, Olga calls.... She says... Ellie, are you sitting down, I said, yes I just got your email and am flipping out... She said, I figured you would, but I wanted to call you and tell you, YOU ARE OUT!!! I couldn't breathe, I kept crying, couldn't talk, all I could do is say thank you... She said she had a copy of the Adoption Decree and would forward it to me.... IT IS OFFICIAL.... ANGELENA IS COMING HOME!!!!!
OMG... I have so much to do, and am so excited, I keep crying everytime I think about it.
We Start the long Path from here
I hope you will enjoy your walk as we journey along the path of Life.
The Path can take many turns and many crossroads,
from the day we are born we start along it never knowing where its going to lead us next.
All through life we will pick up knowledge as we walk the great path,
All through life we will pick up knowledge as we walk the great path,
learning and seeking it out from whatever path we are on.
So come walk with me along this great path as I share with you some of what I have learned
So come walk with me along this great path as I share with you some of what I have learned
So this is what is next:
The Birth Mother signs the final adoption decree
A New Birth Certificate is issued
Complete Case file is Translated to English
Everything is submitted to the US Embassy
They issue an Appointment for me to come and sign
Pickup the Visa
COME HOME....
Estimated time table... 3-4 weeks!
BREATHE...
