Today I called one of the adoption agency that works with Ethiopia, and the woman there told me that there is basically no wait for referrals right now since they have started working with another care facility in Ethiopia. That is right! No wait! Suddenly I am so excited and I can't wait to get started on the application; it is in the mail on its way here. I know in my heart that I have to try to adopt from Ethiopia one more time. Since I only plan on having two children, that I want them to share the same country if possible. I will adopt from another country if Ethiopia closes to singles, but for now, I know that I have to try to adopt from Levi's birth country. Maybe this is not what God has planned for me in the long run, but for now, I press forward.
Of course, 'no wait' doesn't mean that I will leave tomorrow to bring my next child home. The whole process, if it goes smoothly will take about 12 months with my best estimate with how things went with Levi's adoption. Suddenly I am so excited and nervous and ready to start again. This was just the news I was praying for.
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Wow.. no wait? Thats the way it should be with sooo many millions of orphans who need forever families! We will definatley check in to Holt next time around. My agency seems to be VERY sloooowww. Takes about 18 months just for a referral:(
God bless your journey in chapter two!
I think we all know that timelines fluctuate all the time, but nevertheless, Holt is an upstanding agency. They were our sister agency for Ellie's adoption in Korea. :)
Yes, everyone, even my social worker that worked for Bethany, has told me that Holt is a great ethical agency. It makes me feel so reassured that the people will do everything they can to complete an Ethiopian adoption for me and that it will be handled ethically. The first time I went through the process, I didn't know everything I know now, and a good agency is what I wanted most this time. AND I do think that Bethany is a good agency and probably would have used them again if I had been able to.
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