We are going to Moscow Monday morning and arriving in Dulles at 12:55 pm 3 days sooner than planned and 1 month sooner than our facilitator thought we would get out. God performed another miracle and we found cheap enough flights but we have to go through Moscow. We met all these other families adopting children-we had only one child but these other families were adopting 3 each.
One of the families didn't get their passports Friday and they might miss the May holiday deadline of May 1 and be stuck here until May 17th. I am so grateful God opened doors and we did it all in one day yesterday. That was a miracle because usually you do the embassy appointment one day and the visa the next but because we were there at 8 am they were able to process our visa by the afternoon. Everything shuts down here starting May 1 and many start their holiday this weekend. Our translator is leaving the country today. So I was so thankful to have him through all this process-the person who is left here to help us get to the airport really doesn't speak English. So please pray he gets us to the airport by 4:30 am. It has been a journey of adventures & miracles and God has protected us and provided for us every step of the way!
Almost home!! Praising The Lord with you! I can't wait to meet Alina!
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy-so glad the journey is almost over and I can bring her home finally!
ReplyDeleteWow, this is great news - I didn't think you would be coming home so soon, with all the holidays there - Katrina & I were hoping to meet you at Dulles airport but looks like we have missed you today! I will give you a call & see if you made it!!
ReplyDeleteWe will have to celebrate!!
Love & Blessings with your new daughter!!
Maggie
Hello, Joyce. I just stumbled upon your blog. We are hosting and on-the-road-to-adopting our daughter who is also in Snowdrops Orphanage. Her name is Maria and she is nine years old. I was just wondering if perhaps you would like to share your impressions of the orphanage and/or Makeevka. Also, perhaps you met her or your daughter knew her? Maria comes for the first time to our home in July. We are so very excited to meet her and would love to talk to anyone that has been in her orphanage or seen her! My email is cindy.uribe@gmail.com. Thanks and congratulations on your new daughter!!
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