Checking In

So I talked to the immigration officer today just to check in and see how things were going. She informed me that our paperwork would be done in 2 weeks!!!!! Thank you for all of your prayers, God is answering them and working out our paperwork. Continue to pray for God's hand in getting the papers finished before we move (10/16/09) and Ezra's swift coming to us. Thanks again and I will update you again next week when I check in with immigration.

Quick Update

Yeah our paperwork was found! Thank you everyone for your prayers, continue to pray for swift processing of the paperwork. The immigration officer said average time is 6 weeks, but that seems a bit long. Anyways, we'll keep you posted!

LA Immigration

Unfortunately I found out this week that the immigration officer has not received our paperwork yet. While I am not completely surprised considering the stories I have heard, I am disappointed. Please pray for our paperwork to be found, at this point it is considered lost. Pray for them to process the paperwork quickly as well. I feel like two weeks have been lost and I don't think immigration is working very hard to find our papers. Thanks for all your prayers and support, hopefully the next update will be more positive.

Update

Today we found out that Korea has completed paperwork necessary to move forward. We will now submit our paperwork to LA CIS for approval and then obtain a visa for Ezra. Meanwhile Korea is continuing to work on more paperwork for a visa for Ezra. Things are moving on schedule and all of your prayers are sooooo much appreciated. Pray for paperwork to go smoothly through LA (not get lost, not need any random extra pieces etc) and for Mike and I as we attempt to buy a house and move before Ezra comes. Thanks for all your support!

Next steps

I couldn't resist I love this picture of Ezra! The next step is submitting more paperwork to the US immigration office and Korean immigration. The normal time is 3-4 months until we can get our boy. We are praying for paperwork to go smoothly and swiftly as we have heard not good stories about lost paperwork, delayed paperwork etc. But God is so faithful and blessed us abundantly. He will bring our baby home to us.

Referral!!!!!

We got a referral!!!!!! Meet Ezra (middle name to be determined) Markovich. His Korean name is Seouk Ho Lee. He was born Februray 23, 2009 and is a healthy baby boy. Currently he is babbling, crawling and bears weight on his feet. We are so excited for more information we will recieve tomorrow. God is so faithful!

waiting waiting waiting

We are continuing to wait for a referral and the anticipation just keeps growing and growing. I (Jenny) e-mailed with our social worker at Dillon Southwest today and found out they have more families than usual waiting for a referral. So the good news is I now have a reason for why it is taking longer than I expected for a referral. The not so fun news is there could be lots more waiting ahead of us. God is giving me strength daily to wait for a referral (I don't think I've ever wanted anything so much!) and I know when the time is right we will get one. Suzanne, our pastor's wife gave me the best perspective when she said that our child, the child God has for us, isn't ready yet. He may not be old enough or whatever, but when he is ready for us we'll know it. Thanks for all your prayers and we'll keep you updated!