A Teeny Tiny Update

I have a super small update for you all!  One that deserves super large prayers!

I mentioned earlier in the week that in order to finish our home study we need FBI clearances.  We sent these off in late July knowing it would take 6-8 weeks to receive them back.  Well, our social worker is amazing and has everything else done except for our clearances and our final interview (which should happen next week).  So basically we're just waiting on clearances.  I also want to add that we cannot do anything else until our home study is complete.  It's all been done.  The next step after the home study is the I800 (immigration), and we have to send a copy of our home study along with our I800 application.  We're JUST waiting on clearances.

Let's back up a minute.  Soon after I mailed off our prints I received a letter from Miah's doctor at MUSC asking for an expedited adoption process because of her severe neglect.  I was then told this letter can be used with the FBI to help rush the clearance process.  (Sometimes, not always.)  So I called CJIS and explained the situation.  A very helpful guy told me they would work with me, but that they cannot do anything until our prints are registered in the database - and that takes 2-4 weeks.  I thanked him and told him I'd call back.  Well, I called back at 2 weeks - prints not in database.  Called again at 3 weeks (got the same woman I talked to at 2 weeks) - prints not in database.  Pretty sure she recognized either my voice or the area code.  I was "scheduled" to call back again tomorrow, but I check our online banking statement and CJIS had deposited our check!!  So as soon as the kids went down for a nap I called them again.  :)

I talked to the same nice guy I got the first week (he's so sweet!) and told him our story again.  After explaining everything he said "Thank you so much for doing this for her".  Somehow I managed to hold back the tears brought on by this sweet stranger.  He then said: "Now, I can't make any promises, but I'm going to do everything I can to push this through.  I'll give you a call tomorrow and let you know."

Friends, will you join us in praying that this goes through quickly?  IF it's God's will.  Pray for His timing in the situation and that if He wants it going through now that there will be nothing to keep that from happening.