Monday, July 06, 2009

We're Out of IBESR!

If leaving for China in two days wasn't enough good news, we just found out that our paperwork for Haiti is finally out of IBESR! (For those of you who speak Creole, that stands for Institut du Bien Etre Social et de Recherches which is basically Haitian Social Services). Whatever you want to call it, this is a HUGE step in the adoption process in Haiti. We are now in Parquet, which is Civil Court, step three of six! IBESR can take a year or more, and we made it out in 5 months, so we are very thankful!



Lord willing, by this time next year we will be leaving to bring Patricia and Philippe home!

22 comments:

Tracy said...

This is FABULOUS news! Amazing how after so long, it all starts coming together as it should :) Congrats!!

Jen said...

Yeah!!!

Lori said...

How great is that!

Unknown said...

Wonderful news! What a great week for you!

kb said...

So happy for you! What an exciting month for your family! :)
~Kristi

Badgerfamily said...

Congrats! That is wonderful news!!

Bill and Christina said...

Praise God!!! I am so excited for you!

Christina

Lisa said...

Congratulations! You plan the best summer vacations!!!

Rachelle said...

Excellent News! Double reason to celebrate in China!

Denise said...

Awesome news!!!!

Katy said...

That is just fantastic!!! =) Thrilled for you all....

Kathy Cassel said...

Woo hoo. Good things all around.

CG said...

Oh my goodness! I've been praying about your upcoming trip, and I prayed for y'all to get out of IBESR soon, but honestly I never expected an affirmative answer in a MILLION years with the way things have been (not) moving in that office lately.... Praise God!!!!

I am doing something with my arms and legs. Not sure what it is. Oh wait- it is dancing! Okay, I'll stop before I embarrass the boys too much.

Anonymous said...

What great news!! It's fun to check in on your blog now and again and hear all the exciting updates.
Dawn- I sent you an email a few weeks back, but I am not sure if I have the most current email for you... can you let me know? My email is the same.
-Thanks.
Kim Monsen

Lena Just Lena said...

Woohoo! I'm so excited for you! Thanks for sharing your good news-it encourages me so much.

Beth said...

Amazing! You have so many wonderful things going on right now. Are you all packed? Can't wait to see miss Olivia in your arms.

Salzwedel Family said...

Woo hoo! That is excellent news. A quick ride through IBESR indeed by Haitian terms.

Barb P. said...

What wonderful news to get prior to leaving for OLIVIA!! We hope the process continues to move along smoothly!!
All the best

mshel333 said...

Great! Good to hear there's been some progress. Maybe it will be sooner than we think!

Jenny said...

Yehaw.

Stephanie said...

Congratulations ... You are SO blessed.

Dan and Karen said...

Wow, I don't know how I missed this news but CONGRATULATIONS!!! It's about time you guys had a streak of good luck!

Enjoy your good news!

Karen & Dan

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