We've had a few adoption happenings this week - nothing major, but still worth rejoicing about. We recieved word from our Ohio Social Worker that our Ohio Child Abuse Clearances finally come back and so she has been able to send our Home Study on to her supervisor for final approval - we are thrilled and can't wait to have the Home Study here soon!
Once we recieve the Home Study, we can continue our USCIS paperwork, as well as our Ethiopian Dossier. The USCIS is where the U.S. Government clears us for our adoption, and the Ethiopian Dosser is what gets sent to their government to start the process in country there. These are both HUGE parts of this adoption journey
Having the Home Study also means that we can start applying for grants for the adoption costs - which we are eager to do, as we are still quite in need of funding.
If you haven't bought coffee yet - would you consider buying a bag a month until our process is complete? We know that $5.00 a bag doesn't sound like much, but if only 20 of you did that for the next 6 months - that would help us raise $600!! Every bag of coffee helps!
Here are a few prayer requests:
*For our Child in Ethiopia to be kept safe - physically & emotionally, comfortable and well fed, and that their heart & soul is already starting to be prepared for life as a Jansen :-)
*For the continual paperwork process to go smoothly
*For the present Jansen's to be in the process of preparation for the new member of the family
*For continued funding of this adoption
As always - we are grateful that you just spent a couple of minutes reading this - we thank you!
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