We are so thankful for the amount of encouragement people have shown us over the past year and a half with Gabe's adoption. I cannot count how many people have told us directly or through others that they are praying for us and Gabe. Now that we're finally approaching our court date, the reality of the magnitude of Tuesday is really setting in. We know that by the end of this week, we'll either be on cloud nine or devastated. Regardless, we know that it is all part of a master plan that we cannot control.
We have had a lot of questions concerning what happens with our court date. Here are the details as we understand them.
On Tuesday, a representative from the agency we are going through will take our paperwork and Gabe's paperwork to court. If the judges determine all paperwork is complete, we pass. If we pass, we can expect to travel in 4-8 weeks (we have to wait for an Embassy appointment and more paperwork to be completed in Ethiopia). We will not find out our embassy dates immediately, but at least we know it would be in the next couple of months.
If all of the paperwork is not complete or to the judge's standard, we fail. If we fail, we either wait for another court date or they leave our case open and we wait without any end date set (we DO NOT want this).
There are some twists and turns thrown in the court date as well. There is a chance we don't even get heard on Tuesday. Due to my extensive blog stalking skills, I've seen plenty of cases that did not get heard on their court date due to missing paperwork, power outages or people not working that day. Also, we've learned that though our court date is scheduled for Tuesday, we may not hear anything until Wednesday. If that's the case, I apologize in advance to anybody that has to deal with me Tuesday or until we hear anything.
Well, that's it. That's all we know as of yet. Next post is the court outcome. I've got the video montage ready in the event we pass! If we fail...well, we'll just keep on trucking.
4 comments:
I checked in specifically to tell you that I was thinking of you and that I would be praying, only to find your sweet little Wyatt's hands folded in prayer. I also pray for calm and a peaceful spirit for you as you endure the uncertainty and wait. Love ya!
I love, love, love that photo of Wyatt!! Such a powerful shot! We'll be praying overtime for y'all this week!
Dear God, please have great favor on Gabe's court case tonight as we sleep. Please provide all the necessary paperwork; please allow all people to be present that need to be; please grant the judge a spirit of mercy over this case, that no hurdles would stand in the way of APPROVED; and please, God, send word of the outcome tomorrow. Thank you for being with Gabe now, and thank you for knowing exactly what is best at all times. We trust you, God. Thank you for bringing this family together as only you can do. Amen.
Ditto Nate and Stefany!
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