We received such an exciting email recently from our social worker. Our dossier has been approved! Colombia says we can adopt! I received the news while at work and was able to quickly send a text to Andre confirming he also saw our news as well. Then I found all Read more…
We officially submitted our completed dossier August 24! From there it went through our agency in Alabama, was translated to Spanish, then mailed to Colombia. We were told in mid-September that our dossier had been received by ICBF (the Colombian Family Welfare Institute) and to continue praying because it had Read more…
Warning: This is a boring post about paperwork. A dossier is, according to Webster’s, “a file containing detailed records on a particular person or subject”. The Dossier is the file you submit to the country you are adopting from that contains, among other things, the following: An official application to Read more…
Our journey leading to this point has been filled with documents, more documents, and then some more paperwork. In the U.S., to adopt internationally, you must meet your state’s adoption requirements, get federal approval, and also get approval from the country you are adopting from. There are a few crucial Read more…
“For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell Read more…
Hello everyone! First off, I am so excited for this blog to become a reality. Andre and I are passionate about our adoption journey and are so thankful to have an outlet where we can update everyone so easily! Let me give a quick recap on our adoption journey up Read more…