We have our court date: May 11
If that seems far away, it’s because the Ethiopian judges are currently only reviewing 20 court cases per day, which makes it impossible to have a court date any earlier than May 11th. There has been a slow down in their system since we started this process, but - like so many aspects of international adoption - we have no control over this. We will not be present in Ethiopia when our case goes before the judge. Instead, someone from our agency will be there to represent us. If all the paperwork is in order and the judge grants us a favorable ruling, our little peanut will officially be ours (we’ll post photos!) and we can travel to bring her home about 2 weeks later.
A couple of things to note about court dates:
1. •Roughly 30% of families do not pass court on their first issued court date. I am a "glass half-empty" kind of girl, and I am terrified of being in that 30%.
2. •If a family does not pass court initially, a new court date is usually issued approximately 1-1.5 months after the original court date.
We covet your prayers right now. Getting through court is incredibly sketchy, as so many things and people have to come together to make it possible to actually “pass.” So much is out of our control and our agency's control. Much of this relies on how well the orphanage and police processed paperwork. So please be in prayer between now and May 11th for:
1. •Haley's continued good health and growth.
2. •Haley's nannies as they continue to love and care for her.
3. •My heart! I find it increasingly difficult to look at her face and remain here helpless to do anything to care for her.
4. •AWAA’s in-country staff. Pray that they will do everything in their power to see that our court date is successful the first time around.
5. •MOWA. Pray that this government agency gets its letter of recommendation for us to court on time.
6. Our upcoming travel: funds, health, flights, stress.
If that seems far away, it’s because the Ethiopian judges are currently only reviewing 20 court cases per day, which makes it impossible to have a court date any earlier than May 11th. There has been a slow down in their system since we started this process, but - like so many aspects of international adoption - we have no control over this. We will not be present in Ethiopia when our case goes before the judge. Instead, someone from our agency will be there to represent us. If all the paperwork is in order and the judge grants us a favorable ruling, our little peanut will officially be ours (we’ll post photos!) and we can travel to bring her home about 2 weeks later.
A couple of things to note about court dates:
1. •Roughly 30% of families do not pass court on their first issued court date. I am a "glass half-empty" kind of girl, and I am terrified of being in that 30%.
2. •If a family does not pass court initially, a new court date is usually issued approximately 1-1.5 months after the original court date.
We covet your prayers right now. Getting through court is incredibly sketchy, as so many things and people have to come together to make it possible to actually “pass.” So much is out of our control and our agency's control. Much of this relies on how well the orphanage and police processed paperwork. So please be in prayer between now and May 11th for:
1. •Haley's continued good health and growth.
2. •Haley's nannies as they continue to love and care for her.
3. •My heart! I find it increasingly difficult to look at her face and remain here helpless to do anything to care for her.
4. •AWAA’s in-country staff. Pray that they will do everything in their power to see that our court date is successful the first time around.
5. •MOWA. Pray that this government agency gets its letter of recommendation for us to court on time.
6. Our upcoming travel: funds, health, flights, stress.
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We will definitely be praying (and already have been). We love her already!!!
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