It is with a heart that is doing cartwheels of praise that I share with you the good news we received today. We have a court date and it's MAY 15TH!!!!!! That is only 6 weeks away, which is such a sweet and unexpected blessing. We figured it would be at least 8-10 weeks away.
Here is what happens on the court date: CWAE staff in Ethiopia will represent us at the court hearing and the boys will be represented by the orphanage director. All the paperwork will be turned in and accounted for. After a, Lord willing,successful court date we will be given an Embassy date for 5 weeks later when we will then go to get the boys. Based on doing some quick math, that could mean we are in Ethiopia right around June 19th!!!
As with any adoption, and with what we have already experienced...this is the "typical" outline of how things should go. In recent months, court dates have been postponed due to various reasons and have had to be rescheduled. The court held a meeting with all adoption agencies back in February in an effort to help curb the many postponements that kept taking place. So, Lord willing, we will pass on the first date!
We are rejoicing as a family to know that these precious boys will, indeed, be apart of our family and we wait with great anticipation to see just when the Lord will bring them home!
"And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in You." Psalms 39:7
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: My case worker just emailed me back in response to a question that I asked and typically only 50% of all the court cases pass the first time. There are no percentages with God, but please pray that we might fall into that 50% that pass, if it be His will!!!
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