On Friday, Randy spoke with Homeland Security.\u00a0 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.\u00a0 After that, it goes to Ethiopia for processing.\u00a0 This is a major milestone and we thank God for all He’s done to bring us this far.\u00a0 We trust Him for the next steps, financial resources, timing in Ethiopian courts, etc.\u00a0 Please pray for all these next steps and join us in our thanks.<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0 Her birth certificate lists her as Sarah Josefina, but no other document in existence uses that name for her.\u00a0 Now she’s legally Sary-Jo so all her documents are in agreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"