If all goes according to the usual time lines, we will be heading to China in ~6 weeks! I awoke this morning to a fantastic surprise in my email box . . . our NVC (National Visa Center) letter! This is the LAST piece of the puzzle stateside, and once it arrives in China, our Article 5 paperwork will be sent to the consulate there. Once approved, it will be forwarded to the CCCWA (China Center for Children’s Welfare and Adoption). They will issue our TA (Travel Approval). It takes an estimated 4 weeks from Article 5 to TA and then we fly out about 2 weeks after that!
On the funding front, we are an (estimated) $6,000 to fully funded! More good news this week is that we moved on to the next stage of consideration for one of our grant applications and should find out in a couple of weeks. Another grant should be denied or awarded by the end of the month. That initial amount seems so daunting at the time, but where the Lord calls, He will provide (and expects us to do our part).
As I look back on the last year and all of the steps that we have taken, it seems almost surreal to be at this point! This week the car seat that I ordered for Baby arrived. I have a list of some special items that I will be getting soon to have when we leave for China (such as a special blankie for her). I get to plan not just for the “getting her here” but for the “she will actually BE here!” It can feel at times like it will never happen and the limbo of planning and paperwork and fundraising will go on forever, but really on this end, it almost feels like it went quickly. And as always, SO worth it!
On the funding front, we are an (estimated) $6,000 to fully funded! More good news this week is that we moved on to the next stage of consideration for one of our grant applications and should find out in a couple of weeks. Another grant should be denied or awarded by the end of the month. That initial amount seems so daunting at the time, but where the Lord calls, He will provide (and expects us to do our part).
As I look back on the last year and all of the steps that we have taken, it seems almost surreal to be at this point! This week the car seat that I ordered for Baby arrived. I have a list of some special items that I will be getting soon to have when we leave for China (such as a special blankie for her). I get to plan not just for the “getting her here” but for the “she will actually BE here!” It can feel at times like it will never happen and the limbo of planning and paperwork and fundraising will go on forever, but really on this end, it almost feels like it went quickly. And as always, SO worth it!
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