Catching up

Because I am not a "blogger" and didn't start this early on in our adoption process, I thought I would catch everyone up with where we are on the process.

Again, our chart:

We have been on this journey for almost a year and a half and we are now on step 10. Or 11? I am going to cut and paste from another blog who cut and pasted it from another blog. We all go through the same steps and it is pretty much word for word where we are in the process.

Our NVC Letter and Supporting Documents will be hand delivered to the US Consulate in Guangzhou, China- hopefully this week!

1. We will wait 2 weeks for our Article 5 to be issued and then overnighted to the CCCWA (China Center for Children’s Welfare and Adoption) in Bejing.

2. Then we will wait 2-4 weeks for the CCCWA in Bejing to issue our TA!  Our TA (Travel Approval) is the big date we’re waiting for!

3. After our TA is issued, we have to secure an appointment with the Consulate in Guangzhou (to get Ben a Visa once we’re in China) and then our trip dates will be finalized!

Had we started with Children's House International in the beginning, we would most likely already be home with our son. I don't talk a lot about religion, but I will say that God has shown Her hand at so many steps through this process and our first adoption agency closing was a blessing in disguise. If they hadn't closed, we would've never met or son, Ben.