$4,540 was awarded from Hand In Hand Christian Adoption, Inc. to the adoption agency on behalf. Half of that was received through generous donations from family and friends and even some people we have never met-how cool to see God work on Sadie's behalf! We are just so incredibly grateful for the financial blessings that this matching grant has provided. As we move forward we know that the aid grant from Show Hope will cover the next agency payment due after we receive the LOA (Letter of Acceptance) from China and then the remaining amount can be applied to the money that is wired as I prepare for travel.
I have continued to check in weekly with the agency as we wait (not so patiently) for the LOA to be issued. As of last Friday our dossier is still in translation. Things are progressing just slowly. We continue to put our trust in God's timing and if the LOA is received by mid-July then meeting Sadie in September is a reality. (typically Gotcha Days only occur on Mondays in any province and the US Consulate appointments are the following week in Guangzhou on Tuesday mornings-these constraints are part of the equation as to when we will meet our daughter)
Yesterday I mailed another package to Sadie with a new pair of size 11 shoes, lots of size 4/5T clothes, a book with mirrors, new pictures of our family and banana flavored yogurt snacks. I'm hopeful it will arrive safely in a few weeks unlike the package that I mailed in April which never turned up in China.
Please pray for protection for Sadie as she waits and for God's favor for the LOA to be issued in June.
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