SPECIAL DELIVERY FROM HAITI TODAY!!

It's here! After working on this adoption for 21 months, TODAY we received our OFFICIAL finalized adoption from Haiti. I wasn't expecting the REAL documents this soon as everything in Haiti is such a long process, and we just received the scans two weeks ago. But it's here with the Judge's signatures and court seals/stamps in INK!

I've never seen anything like these documents; they are definitely not from a first world country. They were generated on a type writer and one of very poor quality, the paper is ledger size and has been folded multiple times in various directions depending on the document. There are no real margins and the words and signatures nearly go off the page at times. But there are stamps and dates and signatures in all different colors. They are the most beautiful documents I've ever laid eyes on because they say that my little boy is forever my little boy.

Praise God!

GREAT NEWS!!

On Wednesday August 24th we received a copy of Judson’s official adoption decree via email. It has been registered at the registrar’s office in Haiti, and he now official has our last name. That night after everyone was in bed, I sat alone in the office reading and rereading every word of the court minutes and the adoption decree. I love saying his full name and knowing that it is for real. We share the same last name . . . finally!

Once we let out a loooong held breath and thanked God for His faithfulness, we began the process of getting Judson a permanent visa, which is necessary so we can adopt him here in the United States. It continues to be a long process, but so worth it.

I talked to a colleague this week who just adopted from Columbia, and she said their adoption took four years. Their child wasn’t even born yet when they began the process, and they were not matched with a child until the last year of the process. Wow!! I’m so grateful Judson has been home with us this whole time. July 24th was Judson’s one year anniversary in the U.S. We are so blessed.

Thank you Father God for your faithfulness to our family.