2nd Home Visit

Today we met with Belinda, our social worker again for our second home visit. We went over our Dossier, which is our formal application to Ethiopia. Wow, is it long! We have so many things to fill out and most everything needs a notary. It's a long process but Belinda says she will help us along the way. We also gave her personal information about ourselves today as well. We found out there is an Ethiopian coffee being sold here called, Kaffa Bunna. We are going to go try it at DeBoer Bakery tomorrow (one of the few places selling it). 100% of the proceeds of this coffee goes towards one of the three orphanages in Addis Ababa (which could be the one we go through). It supports mothers, children and staff at this orphanage. You can also buy it online at www.blueniletraders.org. We'll let you know how it tastes. Coffee is said to have originated in Ethiopia!

Home Visit Went Well

We met with our social worker for the first time yesterday. She is amazing and very supportive. The process so far has been very pleasurable and exciting. She prepared us for what is to come in the next two years. The time frame is just incredible as to how long it takes to do everything especially since we are doing international adoption. Some of the information we received yesterday helps us to understand why it takes so long. So many fees that are unimaginable but very worth it. We have a lot of "work" to do including 8 hours of online training and classes and reading as well. It will definitely prepare us (hopefully) for what is to come. Please pray for us as we try to understand and process all of the new forms we need to fill out and that the process goes smoothly. So far, so good! Our next home visit is Friday, the 21st.

First Home Visit

We just found out that we have been assigned a social worker and our first home visit, which is actually not in our home, is next Tuesday the 11th. We will have two more in the office and then she will actually come to our house and even interview with Kendal. This process, if all runs smoothly, should take a little bit longer than a month (we hope).