We found out that one of our freinds from "trip 1" to Ethiopia, who got court approval while we were there, just got an Embassy date to return August 4th or 5th!
That is great news. Its impossible to handicap, but our court approval was June 30th, about 5 weeks after we were there. So if we do that-which-everyone-tells-you-not-to-do and speculate on when we might go back(egads, dont speculate--it will only lead to heartache!!).............
five weeks delayed on court approval, so five weeks from August 4th means early to mid september?
I dreamed about Israel the other night, he was playing in our house. I can see it.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
just tell us the truth please
Ally and I just saw an email from one of our Addis friends. So we checked the CHS website.
Mussie orphange has been closed.
seriously?!?!?!
Yes......seriously.
it made no sense and rang so false to us when we were told that Israel had been moved a few weeks ago(did we even Post about that? ).
allison kept asking "why was he moved?"
i recommend going back to the Maarta post. the one where we all kept asking questions in the conference room at CHS-Addis about how the process really works. we were told in no uncertain terms that israel(and samuel, and bereket and ereftu and obama--wait-- well obama was already in Addis but anyway)....NO child.......would be moved until the adoption was legal. no question.
so BEFORE the adoption was legal we were told that israel had been moved to Addis... to the orphanage called Help for the Needy which is right across little valley from the Guest House that Ato Tefara runs. The house where we stayed...... but the Orphanage that we were told has no room, so Israel will go to the other Orphanage that we never told you about but don't worry its fine.......! :)
Allison kept asking "why was he moved?" response was "i dont know"...."well help me figure it out" Ally says and asks again with the same non-response......and then finally.....our fear...."is it his health?" "oh no no no" Jill said......so Ally asks again.."then why"......" i'm not sure" she says.
that was last Tuesday June 28? Or maybe Wed?
...and then we get an email from a friend tonite July 5th that says he just read on the CHS website that our orphanage had been closed.
According to CHS website/self proclamation (almost proudly?), "it was not for reasons related to care or community development, but for 'leadership reasons'..." .......... No duhh.
oh and I forgot to mention. Ato Desta-- the new boss of CHS Addis-- is in the USA right now. Don't you know that THAT bit of information learned two fridays ago elicited a barrage of new questions from momma-bear-Ally.
"no big deal" says Kjrstie (head of all international adoptions at the soon to be defunct CHFS) Olsen. "There is a big Ethiopian community in Minneapolis. That's why he is here."
Wow.
Just tell us the truth please
( but also thanks for moving him ahead of time, we do appreciate that part, heads up play)....
praying for the families and children who are now thrown into dissarray. we pray that you didn't have to learn it by reading the website. and that the Lord will intervene.
Mussie orphange has been closed.
seriously?!?!?!
Yes......seriously.
it made no sense and rang so false to us when we were told that Israel had been moved a few weeks ago(did we even Post about that? ).
allison kept asking "why was he moved?"
i recommend going back to the Maarta post. the one where we all kept asking questions in the conference room at CHS-Addis about how the process really works. we were told in no uncertain terms that israel(and samuel, and bereket and ereftu and obama--wait-- well obama was already in Addis but anyway)....NO child.......would be moved until the adoption was legal. no question.
so BEFORE the adoption was legal we were told that israel had been moved to Addis... to the orphanage called Help for the Needy which is right across little valley from the Guest House that Ato Tefara runs. The house where we stayed...... but the Orphanage that we were told has no room, so Israel will go to the other Orphanage that we never told you about but don't worry its fine.......! :)
Allison kept asking "why was he moved?" response was "i dont know"...."well help me figure it out" Ally says and asks again with the same non-response......and then finally.....our fear...."is it his health?" "oh no no no" Jill said......so Ally asks again.."then why"......" i'm not sure" she says.
that was last Tuesday June 28? Or maybe Wed?
...and then we get an email from a friend tonite July 5th that says he just read on the CHS website that our orphanage had been closed.
According to CHS website/self proclamation (almost proudly?), "it was not for reasons related to care or community development, but for 'leadership reasons'..." .......... No duhh.
oh and I forgot to mention. Ato Desta-- the new boss of CHS Addis-- is in the USA right now. Don't you know that THAT bit of information learned two fridays ago elicited a barrage of new questions from momma-bear-Ally.
"no big deal" says Kjrstie (head of all international adoptions at the soon to be defunct CHFS) Olsen. "There is a big Ethiopian community in Minneapolis. That's why he is here."
Wow.
Just tell us the truth please
( but also thanks for moving him ahead of time, we do appreciate that part, heads up play)....
praying for the families and children who are now thrown into dissarray. we pray that you didn't have to learn it by reading the website. and that the Lord will intervene.
APPROVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
First and foremost-- praise be to God for this major milestone.
Israel Eyasu is legally our son.
We must confess that our post is late----we got word on Thursday June 30th. But honestly we were still holding onto some of the negative feelings, fear and hurt from the previous week(read the "head fake" post) and decided to sit ont he news until we were really really sure.
Well-- we got his offical brith certificate today! As is the custom, for now his name is Israel Jeffrey Sheehan-- how funny is that! It is the custom in Ehtiopia for a child to be given his own name, then his last name is is Father's first name. So by way of example, if we were Ehtiopian, pattersona nd William would be Patterson Jeffrey and William Jeffrey.
Ally and I had along talk about names last night and we'll just have pray about this issue. We will be able to change it when we go throught the normal legal process stateside.
Anyway
Israel Eyasu is legally our son.
We must confess that our post is late----we got word on Thursday June 30th. But honestly we were still holding onto some of the negative feelings, fear and hurt from the previous week(read the "head fake" post) and decided to sit ont he news until we were really really sure.
Well-- we got his offical brith certificate today! As is the custom, for now his name is Israel Jeffrey Sheehan-- how funny is that! It is the custom in Ehtiopia for a child to be given his own name, then his last name is is Father's first name. So by way of example, if we were Ehtiopian, pattersona nd William would be Patterson Jeffrey and William Jeffrey.
Ally and I had along talk about names last night and we'll just have pray about this issue. We will be able to change it when we go throught the normal legal process stateside.
Anyway
head fake gets worse!-- post from June 24th
this is the post we intended to make on June 24th---
Still reeling from the up and down of yesterday's information cycle. really bummed. agency says dont worry that the approval is imminent but its hard to make yourself believe it.
to make matters worse-- we were told that a woman form the agency who runs the Ehtiopia program was goign to to Addis. we had been hoping that this trip would bring some urgnecy to Israel's case.
Today is the day of her departure. except for she didnt go. instead she has decieded to take a leave of absence. of course this new information raises red flags all voer the place. why is she doing that? are there deeper issues here? who is goign to take over theprimary commnication with CHS in Addis?! it was already spotty, surely it will be wrose now?
Ally went momma bear ballistic again and tracked down the head of all international adoption programs and repeated our laundry list of complaints. instead of clearing the air it feels more like screaming into a rabbit hole.
Still reeling from the up and down of yesterday's information cycle. really bummed. agency says dont worry that the approval is imminent but its hard to make yourself believe it.
to make matters worse-- we were told that a woman form the agency who runs the Ehtiopia program was goign to to Addis. we had been hoping that this trip would bring some urgnecy to Israel's case.
Today is the day of her departure. except for she didnt go. instead she has decieded to take a leave of absence. of course this new information raises red flags all voer the place. why is she doing that? are there deeper issues here? who is goign to take over theprimary commnication with CHS in Addis?! it was already spotty, surely it will be wrose now?
Ally went momma bear ballistic again and tracked down the head of all international adoption programs and repeated our laundry list of complaints. instead of clearing the air it feels more like screaming into a rabbit hole.
head fake-- post from June 23rd
so i know our last post refernced June 23rd--- it has been a roller coaster since then. here is the post we INTENDED to make on June 23rd
June 23rd--- unfortunately no news. actually we learned that our Apu and Carol's boys were approved yay!! We had a message from the agency that (combined with Apuy and Carol's news) we took to mean we were approved double yay!!! We were on alternately riding cloud nine, crying, and praising the Lord. What a milestone!!!!
2 hours later we realized that signals had gotten crossed. No approval. Although we had geared ourselves for the possibility that it wasnt going to happen on the 23rd, the "head fake" aspect realy really got to us. bad day indeed.
June 23rd--- unfortunately no news. actually we learned that our Apu and Carol's boys were approved yay!! We had a message from the agency that (combined with Apuy and Carol's news) we took to mean we were approved double yay!!! We were on alternately riding cloud nine, crying, and praising the Lord. What a milestone!!!!
2 hours later we realized that signals had gotten crossed. No approval. Although we had geared ourselves for the possibility that it wasnt going to happen on the 23rd, the "head fake" aspect realy really got to us. bad day indeed.
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