I havent realized how behind I have gotten on posting, but this past week the cloud lifted! We recieved news on Monday that our file had been reviewed and our clearance had been granted. I was told that it was processing and that I should receive it in the mail on Friday or Saturday. I went to the mailbox Tuesday and saw an envelope from Homeland Security and my heart sank at first because I thought that I had probably received faulty information if I had a letter the next day. Low and behold it was our clearance! Jesus was driving a mail truck on Monday night from Chicago to Bloomington because there is no way a human could have gotten our letter from a desk in Chicago to my mailbox in less than 24 hours! I faxed the clearance to our agency, and they faxed it to China and within hours we had our visa appointment.
Here is our general itinierary:
Tues March 3~ Stay overnight at Hilton OHare
Wed March 4~ Fly to Hong Kong (15 plus hour flight)
Thurs-Sun Stay in Hong Kong at Holiday Inn Golden Mile (sightsee and adjust to time change)
Sunday- noon ...meet the Chinese Adoption staff at McDonald in the Hung Hom train Station (a short walk from our hotel)
Travel to Guangzhou and Stay at the Holiday Inn Shifu Guangzhou
Monday March 9~ 2:30 pm Head to the Adoption Registration Office of Civil Affairs Bureau of Guangdong Province to get Eliana!
Tuesday March 10~ paperwork day
Wednesday~ Doctor appt for Eliana for her visa and passport
Thursday & Friday~ paperwork processing
Saturday & Sunday~ play days
Monday ~ passport processing
Tuesday~ more passport processing
Wednesday March 18~ 2:45pm U.S. consulate visa ceremony
Thurs March 19~ take the train to Hong Kong!
Friday March 20~ Fly Home!!!!!
3 comments:
Im so excited for you guys! What a blessed little girl Eliana is to have you all for her family. I will be praying for you guys over the course of the next weeks!
Love, Alyssa
Praise the Lord!!!! We are all so excited for you!! We can't wait to see your precious little girl in your arms! We will be following along and praying for you all! Love you! Irene and crew
Only with God's Grace is such an international miracle possible. We pray that you find renewal in yourselves and each other.
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