The O director from J's O has been at the embassy since Thursday morning and has finally been able to get visas for 56 of the kids. These are ones that have been in the process for quite a while now. There are 22 more to go, hopefully before Monday morning when they are supposed to fly. Those are the ones who have been matched with parents but no papers submitted. That will leave about 25 who are adoptable but haven't been matched yet. I'm praying that if it's the Lord's will, that bunch will get to come to the US too. There have been several inquiries about adopting them.
I don't really know what to tell you about adopting them, if they get to come. I guess the first steps would be to get a home study done and a dossier put together and to fill out an application. The application can be found at http://www.hishomeforchildren.com/
Before you commit to adopting one of these, think it through, pray it through. Be positive that this is what the Lord would have for you. We can tell you loud and clear that parenting an adopted child is nothing like parenting a bio child. NOTHING. J is pretty good most of the time but it certainly is not easy. He's very needy, especially for his age. He doesn't act his age at all, acting more like a 6-7 year old. Read up about RAD. Read up about parenting an older adopted child who has been through trauma. J is pretty good and I credit a loving first mother for him to be able to attach to us and show empathy. He also has a conscience and can hold eye contact. I mention those things because they are things that he would not be able to do if he was having trouble attaching.
Please pray for the people of Haiti. Consider giving to one of the organizations that I mentioned around Christmas time. It's the people who were already on the ground that are getting things done. Read their blogs and see what they're doing.
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Excellent post!
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