I800A Submitted

We received our approved homestudy on Monday, June 1. Next step is the I800A immigration approval. This process is taking about 30-40 days. I have seen some in the last couple of days only take 28 days! We are hoping our approval is fast! USCIS will receive our application on Thursday. In a couple of weeks, we will receive an appointment card to go to Charlotte to get our fingerprints done. I have heard they don't frown at you if you come in early at that location! So, we will be going early, if possible. No one really knows if it speeds up the process or not. Some say their officer would approve them immediately and others say their officer waited to approve until after the fingerprint card appointment date. But, it's worth trying!

Our timeline right now is looking like we will be DTC (dossier to China) in July! Our agency has a couple of kiddos in mind for our family! :) They can't match us yet since we aren't close enough to DTC, but it could possibly come when we are DTC, so about a month! Once we are DTC it will take about a week and we will be LID, which means we are logged into the China system and can then lock a file for a specific LID kiddo, which means a younger, more minor needs kiddo.

Since we are expecting a very fast match after we are DTC/LID, we will have another very large payment due at that time. Would you consider helping us reach our goal to bring our baby girl home by giving a tax deductible donation? We have been so incredibly blessed by those of you that have already given so generously. Over the next 4-6 months, we will pay $22,000, which includes the orphanage donation, in-country expenses for our daughter, and travel expenses.  These last 3 payments are the largest that we will make and they all come very close together. However, I know the Lord has called us to do this, so I have no doubt in my mind that he will provide. However, my crazy math/accounting brain is driving me nuts! Please pray for us!

Also, I am making applique sibling shirts and applique bags and selling them on Facebook. Let me know if you are interested.

Be on the lookout in the next couple of months. After we are matched with our sweet girl, we are going to raffle an iPad Mini! You won't want to miss out on this! There is also a possibility of a t-shirt fundraiser! So, please keep watching for more information coming soon!

Thank you again for all of your continued prayers and support! We are so incredibly blessed to have all of you in our lives and ready to help in whatever way we need it.