This morning I'm running my first trail race. I decided to run to raise money for Team Orphans.
Athletes seek sponsorships for different events to raise money. All the proceeds go to Brittany's Hope. They offer grants for families who are adopting special needs children. This brings these children one step closer to their forever families. The race is the Dirty Duel at Robinettes. There are 2 race routes you can choose from, a 5k and a 6k. The 5k is shorter but brutal. The 6k is a little longer, about 3.7 miles, but a faster, smoother course. To tell you the truth I'm not sure yet which one I'm going to do and you don't need to decide beforehand. I'll see how inspired I feel when I'm at the start:)
Saturday, November 16, 2013
Friday, November 15, 2013
Boys Room
The boys room is all ready...the clothes, shoes, toys, coats....right down to their toothbrushes and toothpaste. Kevin and friends of ours, an architect and interior designer, designed and built the bunk beds. The height will certainly be new to Caleb but we're hoping with time he'll love sleeping up high:)
Now we just need our two boys!:)
***Disclaimer.... There will be a rail bolted onto the top bunk:) It's just been a work in progress.
I guarantee that we will not allow Caleb to be up there without it!
Now we just need our two boys!:)
***Disclaimer.... There will be a rail bolted onto the top bunk:) It's just been a work in progress.
I guarantee that we will not allow Caleb to be up there without it!
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Visa appointment!
Yesterday Wednesday Nov. 13 we received the email informing us that we have exited USCIS and now would move onto the Dept. of State/Visa part of the process. We contacted our agency contact who informed us we would now await a visa appointment. We expected to get one next week but instead we received another email that afternoon stating that we had a visa appt! We were amazed!Our visa date is set for November 25th, the Monday before Thanksgiving! We are in awe at how things are moving at this stage. Even though we have known that we'd get to this point eventually, you get so used to sitting in one spot for so long that any movement is joy.
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
USCIS
We are in! We found out today that we were submitted to USCIS on 10/24!Our timeline breakdown shows that we could be in USCIS for 4 weeks, DOS (dept. of state) for 2 weeks then wait one week for an Exit Letter.This is very encouraging and it is very likely that our boys will be home in early December...we will celebrate our first Christmas as a family of 6!
Saturday, October 5, 2013
Passports!!!
On Thursday 10/3 we got an email from our agency letting us know that the boys have their passports!!! This is awesome news! At this point we are looking at an 8 week wait. This time will include our dossiers going through USCIS, Dept. of State/Visa and the Exit Letter. That means that it is possible for us to be traveling to Haiti at the end of November! We are very confident they will be home for Christmas and we are even praying that they would be home with us for Thanksgiving...that might be a stretch but I am asking God for it anyway.
Monday, September 23, 2013
Goodbye MOI!
Last week we got the call from our agency that we have exited MOI! We were only in for 5 weeks, which is very fast! And we are sooooo thankful!
Now we move onto getting the boys passports and having our whole dossier go to USCIS. This is when the US will grant the boys visas so they can come into the country. Once we clear USCIS, have their visas and the "Exit Letter" we can finally travel to Haiti and bring our boys home.
If all moves the way it could/should, we could be bringing our boys home in just 2 months!!We have been praying for months that the boys would be home before the end of the year. Then we started praying that they'd be home before Christmas. Now we are praying that they will be home before Thanksgiving.There is so much that can happen...we could get stuck in any of the upcoming steps or face slowdowns. We're going to ask God anyway :)
This is how we feel :)
Now we move onto getting the boys passports and having our whole dossier go to USCIS. This is when the US will grant the boys visas so they can come into the country. Once we clear USCIS, have their visas and the "Exit Letter" we can finally travel to Haiti and bring our boys home.
If all moves the way it could/should, we could be bringing our boys home in just 2 months!!We have been praying for months that the boys would be home before the end of the year. Then we started praying that they'd be home before Christmas. Now we are praying that they will be home before Thanksgiving.There is so much that can happen...we could get stuck in any of the upcoming steps or face slowdowns. We're going to ask God anyway :)
This is how we feel :)
Friday, August 16, 2013
MOI!!
Because I decided not to write the same idea twice,and maybe because I'm feeling a little bit lazy tonight, I will just make this post the same story we sent to friends and family today regarding some great news we got this morning regarding our adoption.
Below is a portion of an email from our caseworker letting us know that we've entered the next step of our adoption and that our boys entered as Perbergs! Just to give you an idea, MOI stands for Ministry of the Interior. All of our paperwork will enter MOI where we'll basically be approved to apply for the boys passports, which is the next step.This timeline is possible but we know full well that it is NOT set in stone and completely subject to change. We have been praying for months that God would allow our boys to come home in 2013, before the end of the year. This timeline would mean that could be possible. Regardless, we are open and available to whatever God's timeline might be. But we will continue to boldly ask this of Him, because He is able!
This week I've been feeling a little discouraged regarding our adoption…washing & folding the boys clothes wishing they were here to wear them, working on painting their bunk beds and seeing other families move ahead in their adoptions. This morning while looking through the Adoption folder on my desktop I came across something labeled "REMEMBER!!!" and this is what it said…"Although flowers in the fall appear to die they don't. Even though you don't see them they are still alive, readying themselves to show off again in the spring. Sometimes God's promises to you seem to have died. Though you do not see their fulfillment they're still alive ready to manifest. Wait in faith not in doubt." My dad sent this to me as an encouragement a long time ago, months after Jivenson passed away. Sometimes I find myself almost waiting in doubt, almost expecting the worst, when really all along our Heavenly Father is preparing the Best for us, regardless of the pain and loss that are so easy to see. I'm amazed at how often I forget that truth and I'm so thankful for these reminders!
“The following children went to MOI last Wednesday August 14, 2013
1) CALEB LOUIS PERBERG # 1711
(redacted)
5) GUERLENS LOUIS PERBERG # 1715”
Here is a particular timeline:
Parquet: 6 ½ weeks
Legalizing after Parquet: 4 weeks
MOI: 4 weeks
Passport: 1 week
USCIS: 4 weeks
DOS/Visa: 3 weeks
Exit letter: 1 week
So here's to waiting in Faith!
Below is a portion of an email from our caseworker letting us know that we've entered the next step of our adoption and that our boys entered as Perbergs! Just to give you an idea, MOI stands for Ministry of the Interior. All of our paperwork will enter MOI where we'll basically be approved to apply for the boys passports, which is the next step.This timeline is possible but we know full well that it is NOT set in stone and completely subject to change. We have been praying for months that God would allow our boys to come home in 2013, before the end of the year. This timeline would mean that could be possible. Regardless, we are open and available to whatever God's timeline might be. But we will continue to boldly ask this of Him, because He is able!
This week I've been feeling a little discouraged regarding our adoption…washing & folding the boys clothes wishing they were here to wear them, working on painting their bunk beds and seeing other families move ahead in their adoptions. This morning while looking through the Adoption folder on my desktop I came across something labeled "REMEMBER!!!" and this is what it said…"Although flowers in the fall appear to die they don't. Even though you don't see them they are still alive, readying themselves to show off again in the spring. Sometimes God's promises to you seem to have died. Though you do not see their fulfillment they're still alive ready to manifest. Wait in faith not in doubt." My dad sent this to me as an encouragement a long time ago, months after Jivenson passed away. Sometimes I find myself almost waiting in doubt, almost expecting the worst, when really all along our Heavenly Father is preparing the Best for us, regardless of the pain and loss that are so easy to see. I'm amazed at how often I forget that truth and I'm so thankful for these reminders!
“The following children went to MOI last Wednesday August 14, 2013
1) CALEB LOUIS PERBERG # 1711
(redacted)
5) GUERLENS LOUIS PERBERG # 1715”
Here is a particular timeline:
Parquet: 6 ½ weeks
Legalizing after Parquet: 4 weeks
MOI: 4 weeks
Passport: 1 week
USCIS: 4 weeks
DOS/Visa: 3 weeks
Exit letter: 1 week
So here's to waiting in Faith!
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