Documents Done...now waiting for a Court Date

Yay!! we just got our FBI crime records (or lack thereof) back in the mail. Also, this week, we got our doctor's notes signed stating we don't have HIV. (I was so happy to find a new doc with notary in his office and very good doc as well)

These 2 documents are all we should need for our final dossier to the Bulgarian court. The judge could request more documents. If they do, we have 1 week to get those. But we anticipate that this is all we need.

These have to be authenticated and sent on to Bulgaria.

We do not have a court date yet. We could get a court date at any time, but Bulgaria for the most part closes down in August, but it still possible we could have a judge assigned to us who does not take vacation in August. But we are told not to expect a court before September. After the judge approves the adoption (and we don't have to be in court, there is someone to represent us), we will get a phone call that says they are ours, and we can get our girls about 30 days later. In short, we expect a travel date to get our girls in November, maybe October.

We are hoping to get approved for a Matching Grant through Lifesong for Orphans. We applied about a month ago, and it could take up to 10 weeks to approve.

For those not familiar with Lifesong, they are a group that if someone gives to them for a particular adoption, they can write off on taxes. They also have funds available for matching grant, and they do interest free loans. It is a very Christ honoring organization. If you are looking into adoption yourself, I highly recommend them. They are not an agency, just a vehicle to help with expenses.

Chris' sales have gone really well, we really see the Lord's hand in providing. It is amazing how we see that while we have a lot of work to do, He Provides.