I am absolutely overwhelmed and overjoyed at the outpouring of love, support, and all out celebration from friends that I have never even met in real life. The adoption community is truly amazing!
Along with all the celebrating have come a ton of questions! I don't mind the questions at all but I do have a mound of paper work to get moving on so it will be easier if I can just answer these questions all at once. We only switched to the Ghana program less than 2 weeks ago so this has happened very quickly and we have many questions as well. So, for now here is what we know and can share:
Hannah is 9 years old (possibly older) and Rita is 7 years old. They live in an orphanage in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, Africa. They are breathtakingly beautiful! They are sisters and they are healthy.
We will be making two trips to Ghana...the first one for court where they will be legally ours and the second time to bring them home. There is about a 2-3 month (or longer) period between these two trips.
Now, what we don't know or can't/won't share:
We cannont share their pictures on the internet until they are legally ours which will be after our first trip to Ghana.
We will not share their birth family history as this is their story to tell, not ours.
We don't have a time line at this point. This is a pilot program with our agency so we will be learning right along with them. Our best guess at this point is 10-12 months. We are praying they will be home by Rita's 8th birthday in September. Please pray for this with us!
Right now we have a lot of unknowns. I promise to keep you updated when we get new information. Your support and encouragement mean the world to us!
:) :)
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