tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24546300121054539182024-02-07T00:26:11.490-06:00The Road to OliviaTravis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-4058825521253065932010-01-02T14:37:00.003-06:002010-01-02T14:53:57.365-06:00Christmas Pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9CKpBQgAkeXMDxhOOiB7RPfYbOqVDL1vn_XAFgIpA1DNLnc7zA4M1CZniYdHzQMOX29-fxHIxDKYCWMhxaTaXmV87wc1VcnrVQWakpxDpF6kkpcaV8072tFm9mOXnywsGNtV1k2_gqc/s1600-h/583.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422245668065719330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9CKpBQgAkeXMDxhOOiB7RPfYbOqVDL1vn_XAFgIpA1DNLnc7zA4M1CZniYdHzQMOX29-fxHIxDKYCWMhxaTaXmV87wc1VcnrVQWakpxDpF6kkpcaV8072tFm9mOXnywsGNtV1k2_gqc/s200/583.JPG" /></a>
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<div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>We were so blessed to celebrate Christmas this year with Olivia. It was so much fun to have a little one around. She was interested in the first couple presents that she had to open and then after that was definately more interested in the wrapping paper than anything else. </div></div></div></div></div>Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-83813177151017615872010-01-02T13:51:00.003-06:002010-01-02T14:01:35.240-06:00More Pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSUpb8rFWPMd80e28XKVp5uY2wD18L-Mf_lLmL1ZPXRmBiKZFw2YvWKkYqi2Pj3ThE4WZmDHeBjWQH7PRfzq1DKUy9ipnppFH_OVh8gVwW_rZC8-IR1OhjEB0uiet9niAXcvGmpeaDv8/s1600-h/560.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422233995687415730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwSUpb8rFWPMd80e28XKVp5uY2wD18L-Mf_lLmL1ZPXRmBiKZFw2YvWKkYqi2Pj3ThE4WZmDHeBjWQH7PRfzq1DKUy9ipnppFH_OVh8gVwW_rZC8-IR1OhjEB0uiet9niAXcvGmpeaDv8/s200/560.JPG" /></a>
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<div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I can only add 5 pictures at a time so there are lots of posts. Olivia got a drum set for her birthday and loves to play it as you can see in the pictures. She also loves to walk behind her toy that she can push along the floor. </div></div></div></div></div>Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-50445511089956700782010-01-02T13:42:00.004-06:002010-01-02T13:51:23.703-06:00More Pictures<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zm8Lz6td5saIbcmAOBL-lwPC2vHOgm4TDWZY5W5pxTr8lyPD6pdyum-oPD7FBVgIEc5F9KeRE8QsOQuJ-tgj6h9Sb7LiVpawbA4ga5LUu5jYWrx6Zyo8-qnnz0Yt7C48Eus9O6S3fK0/s1600-h/498.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422231607449068242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8zm8Lz6td5saIbcmAOBL-lwPC2vHOgm4TDWZY5W5pxTr8lyPD6pdyum-oPD7FBVgIEc5F9KeRE8QsOQuJ-tgj6h9Sb7LiVpawbA4ga5LUu5jYWrx6Zyo8-qnnz0Yt7C48Eus9O6S3fK0/s200/498.JPG" /></a>
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</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>We took Olivia to the pumpkin patch this year and she loved the pumpkins and the straw. We also got to celebrate her first birthday in October which was so much fun.
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Here are some new pictures of Olivia. The first two pictures are of the first time she had a pinwheel snack and as you can see she loved them!! The third picture is one day when she was playing at home and was a ham for the camera. Travis helped coach JFL this year and we got a picture of everyone after a game.
<div></div></div></div></div></div>Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-1119380393342355232010-01-01T21:52:00.004-06:002010-01-01T22:06:59.368-06:00Happy New Year!!!We want to wish everyone a very Happy New Year!! 2009 was a wonderful year for us because we changed from a family of 2 to a family of 3. God blessed us with the most perfect gift in 2009, a daughter. We cannot believe that Olivia has been home with us now 6 months. She has changed so much in the 6 months that she has been home. She is such a character and she has the most contagious giggle that I ever heard. One of the changes I want to make in 2010 is to keep our blog current. I want to share our adoption story with others and encourage those that are thinking about adoption. 2010 is going to be an exciting year for us. We have decided that if God will allow us we want to go back to Ethiopia to adopt 2 more children. We plan to start the process again late this summer or fall. We are waiting a little while because I am going back to school to get my elementary education degree and I want to be done with my student teaching before we go back to Ethiopia. We ask that you join us in prayer for all of the orphans all over the world that this will be the year that they will be joined with their forever families. I know that you really want to see pictures so my next post will include pictures of Olivia over the past 6 months and you won't believe how much she has changed and grown. Wishing you a year full of joy and happiness.Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-16805216150822697412009-07-10T10:12:00.003-05:002009-07-10T10:22:17.023-05:00A Trip To The Zoo<div><div><div><div><div>Olivia loves to be outside and around people so we decided to take a trip to our nearby zoo. She just laughed and laughed at the goats and loved being outside. The only bad thing is that now her dad thinks she needs a goat!!! She loves her swing so I took a few pictures of her just hanging out getting ready to leave and the rest are from the zoo.</div>
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Dubai-(we stayed an extra day to relax and go on a dessert safari)
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Meeting Olivia for the first time
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Some random shots from the rest of the trip
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</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_wp4yycDg6mXIkwXtAvfMGqKqB3e9JNMh1r1esUb1t3-FqYy9dVIrreqiSJ-_ALjK7huX3wBmmXLKqbkmRb6ajhTcE8zxhLt7I8buLLucgDJT1HZF7EzZYykHfIcDSojXqqLa4y7JMGI/s1600-h/Dubai+047.jpg"></a></div>Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-56056612939070939072009-06-26T17:57:00.002-05:002009-06-26T17:58:11.338-05:00Travel Update on Lindsey and TravisThey made it to Dubai which is great news! However, we thought yesterday everything was ok with their paperwork...Turns out it wasn't. So, we had an ongoing paperwork crisis today. But, as of right now, it looks like the crisis will be resolved. We just ask for your continued prayers that everything will be in place by Wednesday, July 1!! Thank you for your prayers and support!! I will update as I know more.
Lindsey's Sister,
MeganTravis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-16653298744757444032009-06-24T23:47:00.002-05:002009-06-24T23:51:26.803-05:00Urgent Prayer Request NeededIt is 11:30pm and I have been gone all day and just checked my email and found out that a document that is needed in Ethiopia before we can get Olivia's visa to bring her home is not there. They have a document that is incorrect and we have to get the correct one there before our appt on Wednesday. We are suppose to leave at 7:00am tomorrow morning to fly out and now on our drive to the airport I have to call several different agencies and see if they can get the corrected document to Ethiopia. We ask that you please pray that this document will be found and that they will be able to forward it to Ethiopia and we will be able to leave on time. I am turning this over to the Lord and I pray that he will allow the document to sent to Ethiopia tomorrow!!!Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-27323726277771908452009-06-15T20:33:00.003-05:002009-06-15T20:36:29.169-05:00We Have Travel Dates!!!!!We just found out that our consulate appointment is on Wednesday July 1st which means that we leave on Thursday June 25th with a 2 day layover in Dubai and then arrive in Ethiopia on Sunday June 28th. We will meet Olivia on Monday June 29th which I cannot believe is 2 short weeks from today!!!! We are so excited and cannot believe that this is really happening. We have lots of packing to get done!!! We want to thank all of you for your support that you have given us on this journey of faith!!! We love you all!!Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-9801927989645212992009-06-10T12:32:00.003-05:002009-06-10T12:38:13.587-05:00We Passed Court!!!!!!!!<a href="http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=8e3e7067a4f7538b65d314&skin_id=601&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url">http://www.onetruemedia.com/shared?p=8e3e7067a4f7538b65d314&skin_id=601&utm_source=otm&utm_medium=text_url</a>
We passed court today in Ethiopia!!!!!!! Olivia Shay Kerby is officially our daughter. Thank you so much for all your prayers!! We serve a Mighty God!!! We have a few different travel dates. We could possibly leave on June 27th or on July 4th, hopefully next week we will know for sure when we leave. I could not post her picture video directly on our blog so I had to post a link. I hope that you are able to see her, we think that she is an absolute doll!!!!Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-57598105098314051222009-05-13T16:52:00.002-05:002009-05-13T16:55:42.706-05:00Our Referral!!!!!!Last Friday May 8th we received a referral for the most beautiful little girl. We cannot stop looking at her pictures. She just has the most beautiful big eyes!!!! We are now waiting to be assigned a court date and then will hopefully receive tenative travel dates. We are hoping that maybe we will be able to fly over in July or August to get her and bring her home. It is so wonderful to now have a beautiful face to put with her name. We ask that you please pray for her to continue to gain weight and that you will pray for us as we prepare to bring her home.Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-60968194132814450282009-05-06T12:48:00.002-05:002009-05-06T12:52:11.942-05:00We Are Still WaitingI just wanted to let you know that we are still waiting for our referral call. We are at the top of the infant girl list along with another family that has the same DTE date as us. We continue to pray that very soon we will get to see our sweet daughter's face. We continue to wonder what she looks like. Our friends the Semlow's are traveling to Ethiopia today. Check out their blog at
<a href="http://www.semlowadoption.blogspot.com/">www.semlowadoption.blogspot.com</a> to follow their journey to pick up their 3 children. Thank you for your prayers and we ask that you continue to pray for our daughter that we have yet to meet and for the families that are traveling to Ethiopia.Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-47937529548464851822009-02-06T08:17:00.002-06:002009-02-06T08:25:53.573-06:00Lots of Great Referral NewsThere have been 14 referrals given out to families during the end of January and beginning of February. It has been a very exciting time for our program. There have been referrals for 2 infant males, 3 infant females, 1 male toddler, 3 female toddlers, 2 males over 5 years old and 3 females over 5 years old. This still puts our wait time between 9-11 months which means we should receive our referral between March and May. I think maybe panic mode might be setting in because I have been thinking about everything we need to get done to be ready to welcome this little one into our lives. My mind is racing and Travis is nice and laid back reminding me that everything will get done. On the unofficial list of waiting families we are between 6-9. There are 4 of us that have the same DTE but to think there is such a small number of families waiting ahead of us is an unbelievable feeling!!! I never thought we would finally be getting so close!!! We just ask that you continue to pray for the waiting families and most of all for the orphans all over the world!!!Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-91788501723363581122009-01-13T20:38:00.003-06:002009-01-13T20:48:59.141-06:007 MONTHS WAITING<a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/376668737_7ac12f1eb6.jpg?v=0"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px" alt="" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/376668737_7ac12f1eb6.jpg?v=0" border="0" /></a>
Today marks 7 months since our paperwork was sent to Ethiopia. Right now the wait time is around 9-11 months waiting which means we will probably get our referral in May. I feel like there is a lot of stuff that we need to start doing since the arrival of our little one could possibly be just a few months away!!! We are still busy with our remodel project and I am really looking forward to getting started on the nursery!! There have been lots of families that have been traveling to Ethiopia lately to pick up their children. In October 5 families traveled, in November another 15 families traveled, and in December 8 more families traveled to Ethiopia. I promise to do better at keeping our blog updated!!!Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-31304039290599401292009-01-08T09:35:00.002-06:002009-01-08T09:43:09.973-06:00January Has Been An Excitng Month For Referrals!!I hope that all of you had a wonderful Christmas!! It is hard for us to believe that next year we will hopefully have a little one with us at Christmas time!! The month of December was a very slow month for referrals for our agency. Our wait time had gotten increased by 2 months because of the low number of referrals. However, January has already been a very exciting month for referrals which is such a wonderful blessing!!! 10 families have received referrals in the month of January. There have been 2 infant girls, 3 infant boys, 2 toddler girls and 3 toddler boys referred to families. Based on these referrals the current wait time for an infant girl is 9-11 months. This means that we should receive our referral somewhere between March and May. This is just unbelievable to think about. Where has the time gone?? We ask that you please pray for all the children that are waiting to be referred, those that have been referred that are waiting on the families to come and get them and we also ask that you pray for all the families involved in the adoption process. Have a Wonderful 2009!!Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-18718401034503245982008-12-03T09:17:00.005-06:002008-12-03T10:30:09.412-06:00Some Fun Baby Stuff Has Arrived<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBrjioWyMh89cDGsGJB_lhyCs7cQJuC90-HqmvJzWmWasoKiw_aAoLG9gJ6sM5F0seXzkmhGB_M-WubgXE6RNj0vw0U2uRlrRIMgzj02mP0zIvJPFwboW2xz3Hy2SJAMwAcJCRZevmEU/s1600-h/Diaper+Bag.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275600940213446946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 151px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcBrjioWyMh89cDGsGJB_lhyCs7cQJuC90-HqmvJzWmWasoKiw_aAoLG9gJ6sM5F0seXzkmhGB_M-WubgXE6RNj0vw0U2uRlrRIMgzj02mP0zIvJPFwboW2xz3Hy2SJAMwAcJCRZevmEU/s200/Diaper+Bag.jpg" border="0" /></a>
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<div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div><div>We have gotten some fun baby items lately and I thought I would show you pictures of what has arrived. The wonderful ladies that I worked with in Gibson City had given us a gift certificate to Baby Gap and this is what we used it on. We got our bedding set and diaper bag and they are just adorable. On the reverse side of the quilt it has pink and white polka dots. It is fun getting these items I just wish I could show you pictures of a lovely nursery. But, it is not done yet-hopefully someday soon I can show you pictures. </div></div></div></div>Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-47606503382831061352008-11-22T17:13:00.003-06:002008-11-22T17:26:04.442-06:00We Are Half Way!!!!We have been waiting for 5 months and 1 week now which puts us over the half way mark waiting for our referral. The time is quickly moving by and I kind of feel the panic mode starting to kick in that we have a lot of stuff to get done before we bring our baby home!!! Our agency has received lots of referrals lately including baby girl referrals which means our waiting time is still on track. They hope that in December all families with a DTE in March will have referrals. According to the unofficial list of waiting families we are #20 which is so EXCITING!!!!! Lots of families have been traveling to Ethiopia over the past fews weeks and have brought their children home. It is wonderful that they will be able to have them home for the holidays. We just ask that you continue to pray for our sweet little one and for all of the orphans over the world.Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-77453522494623644252008-10-07T18:58:00.002-05:002008-10-07T19:16:51.713-05:00Where Have We Been??I am sorry that I have been neglecting our blog and not keeping you updated on our adoption progress. We are still waiting for our referral. Right now the timeline looks like we will wait around 9 months for our referral which means we will hopefully get a referral in March and then travel 6-8 weeks after that.
We ask that you please pray for us. We received some news yesterday from our agency regarding our adoption fees. Our fees have been increased by $3000 which may not seem like a lot to some people but to us this is HUGE!!!! We are already on a very faith driven financial budget and to add another $3000 is a lot. We have complete faith that God has brought us on this adoption journey and he will guide us thru it both emotionally and financially and we just ask that you join us in prayer that he would provide for us. We are not upset with our agency, we know that they had no choice in making this increase. They are providing the best care for our children and are doing wonderful work to join children with their forever families. We would rather pay the extra money in fees than see our agency close because they cannot afford to stay open. A number of things have caused our fees to increase. For example, the costs of things such as formula and diapers in Ethiopia have increased by 400%. We thank you in joining us in prayer. I promise to do a better job at keeping everyone updated on our progress. It is hard to believe that our dossier has been in Ethiopia for almost 4 months. The time is flying by!!! Thanks for stopping by!!Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-19065504277734016172008-08-22T18:19:00.003-05:002008-08-22T18:36:30.760-05:003 Families Just Returned From EthiopiaThree families returned home from Ethiopia this week. We are thankful for their safe travel and we ask that you pray for all of them as they transition into being home. Click on the links below to read about their journey and see their beautiful children.
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<li><a href="http://www.stadoption.blogspot.com/">Cox Family</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.ducommunfamily.blogspot.com/">Ducommun Family</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.molesfamilywv.blogspot.com/">Moles Family</a></li></ul><p> </p><p>Here's a little update on our progress-our paperwork has been in Ethiopia for 2 months which is hard to believe. The time has just flown by!! So far the estimated waiting time has remained the same. We are still guessing that somewhere in between January and March we should receive our referral and then hopefully get to travel to Ethiopia within a couple months after the referral. Thanks for following on our journey.</p>
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<p></p>Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-40589654852057468302008-08-11T21:25:00.004-05:002008-08-11T21:40:41.189-05:00Welcome Baby Freise<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQUMoRROjzqqWWHci8QuotqrkD-yCEb4QYcWpzGPeqRU0iPG5jSwf61KMqsJ27X6Mx7DanUHvOh9Y1x3JfPF_w5PAW8aCiYx-uZJHgUAr3WuXb8VkpnEgO4G0aCkZYMAW9rWm_3y9tCs/s1600-h/Isabel.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233454278212877650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQUMoRROjzqqWWHci8QuotqrkD-yCEb4QYcWpzGPeqRU0iPG5jSwf61KMqsJ27X6Mx7DanUHvOh9Y1x3JfPF_w5PAW8aCiYx-uZJHgUAr3WuXb8VkpnEgO4G0aCkZYMAW9rWm_3y9tCs/s200/Isabel.jpg" border="0" /></a>Congratulations to Travis' cousin Hilary and her husband Kevin on the birth of their first child a girl who is named Isabel Leigh born on Sunday August 10th at 5:54am weighing 7 lbs 14 oz and was 19 1/2" long. We are so excited for them and cannot wait to meet precious Isabel.Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-49914232854838979972008-08-03T17:17:00.002-05:002008-08-03T17:36:55.672-05:00An Update From Our AgencySorry faithful bloggers that I haven't posted in a while. We have moved, been working on projects and I have started a new job so it has been a little crazy around here. Usually about once a month we get an update from our agency on the Ethiopia program. It is so exciting to see how well the program is moving and how many families are receiving referrals. Here is the update from AWAA:
Recent Referrals for Ethiopia
America World received 10 referrals of children between the ages of 0-5 years for the month of July from Ethiopia. Below are the DTE of the families who received referrals this month:
Referrals on July 21, 2008
DTE:11/21/07- Infant Boy
12/7/07- Infant Boy
12/7/08- Infant Boy
12/21/07- Infant Boy
1/25/08- Infant Boy
1/25/08- Infant Boy
Referrals on July 29, 2008
DTE:1/25/08- Infant Boy
10/19/07- Infant Girl
Based on the new referrals, the wait time for an infant boy is 5-7 months while the wait time for an infant or toddler girl is 7-9 months. The wait time for siblings under 7 is 5-9 months.
For those that don't know DTE means Dossier to Ethiopia. Our dossier is DTE 6/13/08 and it is unbelievable to think that it has been in Ethiopia for almost 2 months. The time just seems to fly by. We are at peace with our wait and we thank you for your prayers.Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-55760893004475664772008-07-01T00:28:00.004-05:002008-07-01T00:32:03.122-05:00Another Family Travels To EthiopiaThe Gibson family is on their way to Ethiopia to pick up their little girl Zoie. Please pray for them as they travel on this wonderful journey to be united with their little girl. You can follow their story at the link below.
<ul><li><a href="http://www.zoiegibson5.com/">The Gibson's</a></li></ul>Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-24282431692013235072008-06-19T08:28:00.002-05:002008-06-19T08:51:23.766-05:00Our Dossier Is In Ethiopia!!!!<a href="http://openphoto.net/volumes/m3rlinez/20060115/opl_P1030237.JPG"><img style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://openphoto.net/volumes/m3rlinez/20060115/opl_P1030237.JPG" border="0" /></a> Exciting News!!! Our dossier arrived in Ethiopia today. It is just so exciting to know that it has arrived safely. It is a very humbling feeling to know that it is now going to be touched and reviewed by Ethiopian hands. It brings us such joy to know that God is guiding us on this journey and he already has the perfect plan designed for us. We just get to wait and see where the road leads us. It usually takes a few days before our in country representative is able to pick up the package. We are still staying positive with the current time lines that we have been given by our agency. Hopefully within 7-9 months we will have a referral and then travel to Ethiopia a couple of months later. We want to thank all of you who have been praying for us on this journey and we ask that you continue to pray for us as our paperwork begins the review process. Thanks for following along on our journey!!Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2454630012105453918.post-16204604193860567732008-06-13T17:57:00.002-05:002008-06-13T18:03:57.813-05:00Our Dossier Has Left The United StatesWe are officially DTE "Dossier To Ethiopia" today. We got an email from our agency today and we have a fed-ex tracking number for our dossier package. We are excited to be finished with our paperwork and be able to begin the "waiting" stage. Right now the estimated wait time for a referral is 7-9 months. There is always a possibility this wait time can increase due to the number of families that are adopting from Ethiopia but we are going to stay positive and hope for 9 months. We hopefully only have 36 more Fridays until we will get a referral!! Thank you for all of your prayers that have guided us so far on this journey. We will let you know when it has arrived.Travis and Lindsey's Ethiopia Adoptionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05907224620671555486noreply@blogger.com6