We've been working on our paperwork requirements for the next leg of our journey. We needed a ton of things. A lot of them were very easy but a lot of them have also been very time consuming or just plain annoying. Two things were especially challenging. The first was our FBI clearances. We had to go to a local sheriff's office and have our fingerprints taken on special FBI fingerprint cards and then mail them off with a cover letter asking for not only a clearance letter (that says we have no criminal record) and also an additional letter that needs a signature so we can get it notarized and apostilled. That wasn't too hard! We received the clearances last week but NO extra letter that we absolutely need. UGH. So, I had to call and after giving me a little bit of trouble, they were going to work on it and Praise God we received them on Monday! Whew!
The other difficulty was a paper that basically says we live in the house we own. I checked with the county appraiser's office and they wouldn't agree to make that notarized statement. I checked if an attorney could fill out the paper and the agency said Russia probably wouldn't accept it from an attorney. After praying about it with other's joining us, and getting a tip from a fellow agency family, I decided to go to the county Tax collector's office. The people there were so nice and I actually got to meet Joe G. Tedder himself. He was extremely nice and very helpful and was able to find out the information he needed to feel comfortable enough to sign the affidavit. How wonderfully awesome!
We know that God has been orchestrating everything and even though this wait is weighing on our hearts, we trust that God is working things out for perfect timing. Also, God has continued to answer the prayers of His people and a family from our agency who went on their first trip in July has just received the good news that their court date will be coming in the very near future. I'm so happy for them! It looks like they might be going back for their son in late November/early December!
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I just wanted to say I'm so glad we are in this journey together. I know God orchestrated that too and I am thankful for you.
Can't wait to get this paperwork off to Russia!
Wow, what a vast amount of paperwork for you! I think it’s wonderful how God led you to Joe G. Tedder, Tax Collector and he helped you out!
It won’t be long before you will be writing a post about going back to Russia to bring your little boy home!
I like the adoption birthday counter at the bottom of your blog.
I have been watching it count up the days and now you are at 1 year!
It is wonderful you received your clearence and was able to get your extra letter submited. Praise The Lord, that you were able to get the County Tax Collector to sign the affidavit you needed for the agency.
I, would guess our prayer would be that you would receive the court date for the both of you.
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