It's a cloudy and rainy spring day today--perfect for some quiet reflection.
I've been sifting through old adoption-related emails, and because this time of year always takes me back to this time in 2002 when we were waiting for our girls, I've been "strolling down memory lane" and shedding a few tears!
I've decided to post the "adoption updates" here that we sent via email to friends and family back in 2002. And, for the sake of historic accuracy I've decided to post them using the actual date they were composed and sent.
I'm sure there are more that I haven't come across yet, but let's start with these:
June 9, 2002 - We've found another daughter!
July 8, 2002 - THE phone call, "...be in Russia THIS Saturday"!
August 15, 2002 - So busy since our first trip to Russia
August 27, 2002 - Our court date has been set!
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Showing posts with label Adoption Updates. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 01, 2007
Tuesday, August 27, 2002
Adoption Update - August 2002 - Court date set!
Please rejoice with us and give God ALL the glory!!! We received "the call" today and we have a court date to adopt our Olga and our Nina!
After almost two long years (Sept. 27, 2000) of much prayer, much waiting and wondering, we are going to get our children--our girls!!!!
We are to arrive in Moscow Sept. 14 and our court date in Ykaterinburg is scheduled for the 16th or 17th!! We will return Oct. 2, Lord willing!!!
Love in Christ, Connie, John, Olga and Nina!
After almost two long years (Sept. 27, 2000) of much prayer, much waiting and wondering, we are going to get our children--our girls!!!!
We are to arrive in Moscow Sept. 14 and our court date in Ykaterinburg is scheduled for the 16th or 17th!! We will return Oct. 2, Lord willing!!!
Love in Christ, Connie, John, Olga and Nina!
Thursday, August 15, 2002
Adoption Update - August 2002
Dear friends and family,
So sorry we've been so quiet since returning from our first trip in Russia! You can't imagine how incredibly busy we've been!!! MORE paperwork, house projects, work, church, and life in general goes on!!! As a matter of fact, the project that we started only three days before we received "the call" (on July 8) is still going!!!
We had emptied the room that is now fondly called "the girls room" and moved all that junk into our living room and lining the hallway! What a mess, but we are making progress painting the room,etc. We are, however very tired of living with just a path through our living room and miscellaneous boxes lined up throughout the house! It is coming together nicely, just very messy and disorganized for now!
We shipped off our second batch of paperwork today to OKC to be certified. Hopefully we'll get that back early next week so we can send it off to Russia early next week. Please bear with us over the next few weeks as we work out all the details, I'll try to email you, but if I forget, our friend Beth P. will be our official "contact" person again this time. She will post updates as we are able to contact her via phone and/or email. She'll be able to keep everyone posted as to how things are going and when we will return. She'll have all the details regarding our daily plans and return arrival. If you plan to come welcome the girls home at the airport she'll have all the details. She'll also have a list of local motels in case our return is late in the day/evening.
We continue to receive good reports about our girls and understand they are anxious for our return and to officially become family! Thanks for all your support and encouragement. We appreciate your prayers for the coming weeks and especially for the girls as they (and we!) adjust to their "new" life! Love, Connie & John
So sorry we've been so quiet since returning from our first trip in Russia! You can't imagine how incredibly busy we've been!!! MORE paperwork, house projects, work, church, and life in general goes on!!! As a matter of fact, the project that we started only three days before we received "the call" (on July 8) is still going!!!
We had emptied the room that is now fondly called "the girls room" and moved all that junk into our living room and lining the hallway! What a mess, but we are making progress painting the room,etc. We are, however very tired of living with just a path through our living room and miscellaneous boxes lined up throughout the house! It is coming together nicely, just very messy and disorganized for now!
We shipped off our second batch of paperwork today to OKC to be certified. Hopefully we'll get that back early next week so we can send it off to Russia early next week. Please bear with us over the next few weeks as we work out all the details, I'll try to email you, but if I forget, our friend Beth P. will be our official "contact" person again this time. She will post updates as we are able to contact her via phone and/or email. She'll be able to keep everyone posted as to how things are going and when we will return. She'll have all the details regarding our daily plans and return arrival. If you plan to come welcome the girls home at the airport she'll have all the details. She'll also have a list of local motels in case our return is late in the day/evening.
We continue to receive good reports about our girls and understand they are anxious for our return and to officially become family! Thanks for all your support and encouragement. We appreciate your prayers for the coming weeks and especially for the girls as they (and we!) adjust to their "new" life! Love, Connie & John
Monday, July 08, 2002
Adoption Update - July 8, 2002
I tried to email some of you from work today, but am not sure the message actually reached its many destinations!
I (we) received "the call" this a.m. telling us that we travel on our first trip THIS SATURDAY!
Of course we're busy getting things together and trying to work out the last minute flight details. We are beyond happy and excited, as I'm sure you can imagine. Please remember us in your prayers! ---Connie & John
I (we) received "the call" this a.m. telling us that we travel on our first trip THIS SATURDAY!
Of course we're busy getting things together and trying to work out the last minute flight details. We are beyond happy and excited, as I'm sure you can imagine. Please remember us in your prayers! ---Connie & John
Sunday, June 09, 2002
Adoption update - June 2002
Dear Friends,
We thought this would be a good time to send out an adoption update since our dossier (the required paperwork that introduces us to the Russian officials) is now in the hands of our agency, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, we have found another young girl we hope to adopt!
Our dossier arrived at our agency last Monday (06/03). After they review it, it will be forwarded to Russia (possibly next week) and eventually delivered to the officials in the region from which we hope/plan to adopt Olga and Nina!
Here’s what we know about Nina: she is 8 yrs. old, she likes to draw and color, she likes to dance, her favorite subject in school is math, she makes all A's in math, as a matter of fact, she is proud of the fact that she makes all A's in all her subjects at school, she likes "to make hairdos" on dolls, and she has been described as being very responsible and a leader, even among the boys!
The children at the orphanage are all at summer camp now and will be till late August. We understand that this will not necessarily delay or hinder our adoption process, but only time will tell. Once the regional officials review our dossier and determine exactly when both girls are officially available for adoption they will let us know when our first trip will be. It is very unlikely that we will receive more than a 10-day notice to travel. Wow! Won’t that be a hoot! We are still anticipating that our first trip will be in August which will last only about a week. We will go back and officially adopt the girls three to eight weeks later, that trip will last about three weeks.
Our hearts continue to bind to Olga, she is reportedly scared, as any 12 yr. old would be, but she is looking forward to her parents (us!) coming to get her! Here’s what we know about Olga: she just turned 12, she likes to read, she likes to crochet/knit and sew, she doesn’t like to ride a bicycle because she doesn’t know how (we’re looking forward to helping her learn!), she has a sweet, quiet, personality and tends to ponder things before acting, and she likes to take long walks.
Now that the major paperwork phase has past (there will be MORE paperwork later), we are focusing on getting things here at home ready for the girls. We’re clearing out our spare bedroom so we can paint the walls and make room in the closet for all the"girl stuff" for TWO girls! We’ve already received some very kind donations for our girls, a set of twin head and foot boards for their beds (we have located one inexpensive used twin mattress set, please let us know if you know of anyone wanting to sell a gently used set), and clothing for Olga! We continue to work on our Russian (we’re actually enjoying that!), we’re planning our approach to homeschool the girls, and we pray daily that the Lord will protect our girls till we can bring them home!
Oh, here’s a bit of trivia (that only an adoptive mother would mention!), Olga’s b-day is 6 days from Connie's b-day, and Nina's is 6 days from John's! Isn't that a hoot? As always, we appreciate your continued prayers on our behalf and our girls. Please pray specifically for their well-being physically and emotionally, pray for their spiritual condition that the Lord would even now prepare their hearts for the true gospel, that the Lord would be pleased to continue building in them a desire for a family, and that He would bind us together as a family as only He can do. Much love, John & Connie
We thought this would be a good time to send out an adoption update since our dossier (the required paperwork that introduces us to the Russian officials) is now in the hands of our agency, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, we have found another young girl we hope to adopt!
Our dossier arrived at our agency last Monday (06/03). After they review it, it will be forwarded to Russia (possibly next week) and eventually delivered to the officials in the region from which we hope/plan to adopt Olga and Nina!
Here’s what we know about Nina: she is 8 yrs. old, she likes to draw and color, she likes to dance, her favorite subject in school is math, she makes all A's in math, as a matter of fact, she is proud of the fact that she makes all A's in all her subjects at school, she likes "to make hairdos" on dolls, and she has been described as being very responsible and a leader, even among the boys!
The children at the orphanage are all at summer camp now and will be till late August. We understand that this will not necessarily delay or hinder our adoption process, but only time will tell. Once the regional officials review our dossier and determine exactly when both girls are officially available for adoption they will let us know when our first trip will be. It is very unlikely that we will receive more than a 10-day notice to travel. Wow! Won’t that be a hoot! We are still anticipating that our first trip will be in August which will last only about a week. We will go back and officially adopt the girls three to eight weeks later, that trip will last about three weeks.
Our hearts continue to bind to Olga, she is reportedly scared, as any 12 yr. old would be, but she is looking forward to her parents (us!) coming to get her! Here’s what we know about Olga: she just turned 12, she likes to read, she likes to crochet/knit and sew, she doesn’t like to ride a bicycle because she doesn’t know how (we’re looking forward to helping her learn!), she has a sweet, quiet, personality and tends to ponder things before acting, and she likes to take long walks.
Now that the major paperwork phase has past (there will be MORE paperwork later), we are focusing on getting things here at home ready for the girls. We’re clearing out our spare bedroom so we can paint the walls and make room in the closet for all the"girl stuff" for TWO girls! We’ve already received some very kind donations for our girls, a set of twin head and foot boards for their beds (we have located one inexpensive used twin mattress set, please let us know if you know of anyone wanting to sell a gently used set), and clothing for Olga! We continue to work on our Russian (we’re actually enjoying that!), we’re planning our approach to homeschool the girls, and we pray daily that the Lord will protect our girls till we can bring them home!
Oh, here’s a bit of trivia (that only an adoptive mother would mention!), Olga’s b-day is 6 days from Connie's b-day, and Nina's is 6 days from John's! Isn't that a hoot? As always, we appreciate your continued prayers on our behalf and our girls. Please pray specifically for their well-being physically and emotionally, pray for their spiritual condition that the Lord would even now prepare their hearts for the true gospel, that the Lord would be pleased to continue building in them a desire for a family, and that He would bind us together as a family as only He can do. Much love, John & Connie
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