If you've been following along on Facebook then you know we have officially switched to the DRC program. Our 4th homestudy is in and for the first time ever...
We. Are. Waiting!!!
There is an attorney in the Congo looking for a little boy for us! It's very surreal to be here, at the waiting point of our journey. It has seemed elusive for so long!
As I said before the Congo program is very different from Ethiopia SO, while we should be getting a photo of our potential little one soon, we still have a long way to go...
After we accept the "photo" as a little boy we'd like to adopt, the attorney will begin an investigation to ensure that he is actually and legally available for adoption. The little boy will then also have a physical exam. This may seem a little backwards to you, as it does me, but because so few children are adopted from the DRC they cannot put the time and money into investigating and examining every kid that comes into the orphanage when very few of them will acutally be adopted.
It's difficult to say how long things will take because we are part of a pilot program and no kids are home through this program yet. We were told to expect 10-15 months but we were also told that 2 1/2 years ago...
I wanted to do a big post on the differences between the Ethiopia and the DRC adoption programs, the history I have learned about the country, the election coming up later this month... but I cannot find the time for much more than taking care of my family and selling jewelry.
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