On Friday, Randy spoke with Homeland Security.  They informed us that we are approved!!! Next, we will receive all the paperwork from them, finalize our dossier, and send it off to the State Department and the Embassy of Ethiopia in Washington, DC.  After that, it goes to Ethiopia for processing.  This is a major milestone and we thank God for all He’s done to bring us this far.  We trust Him for the next steps, financial resources, timing in Ethiopian courts, etc.  Please pray for all these next steps and join us in our thanks.

Just a note, we had to legally change Sary-Jo’s first name (to Sary-Jo, oddly enough) in order to get clearance from Homeland Security.  Her birth certificate lists her as Sarah Josefina, but no other document in existence uses that name for her.  Now she’s legally Sary-Jo so all her documents are in agreement.