Step 2: an Update and an Invitation

Hokay so, one major step has been completed! We have submitted our formal adoption application for Ghana along with our Phase 1 payment. We received a call from our assigned case manager the very next morning after submitting everything online. Side note, we are super impressed already by the professionalism, respect and timeliness of this organization. On to Phase 2 (p.s. there are only 3!). 

What is Phase 2?

We have our first of 4 sessions with our social worker scheduled for this coming week. These sessions will include couple and individual interviews and a thorough background/financial/support system investigation that will conclude with a home visit to inspect our house. During this process we will need to complete several educational components on things like the effects of trauma and malnutrition on development, cultural awareness and different ways to build a health connection/bond and sense of identity within our child. We will also begin preparing our Dossier (da-see-ay, it took us a while to get it right) which will include all the paperwork both governments will need to approve the legal adoption and authorize the citizenship and immigration for our child. 

How can you be involved?

With Phase 2 comes another large payment ($4175) due in October. If you would like to partner with us to reach this goal, here are a few potential ideas:

•  Help with our fundraiser: a yard sale the weekend of September 7 and 8. This idea is completely stolen (thanks Tanya!) and is simple, inclusive and brilliant! You can help by donating any unwanted items you have laying around. We are collecting items now and will store them until the big weekend. Let either of us know if you have donations and we can pick them up or coordinate a time for you to drop them off! 
• Do you have a creative idea for a fundraiser? Please share! We would love to hear it!
• Make a contribution directly to our adoption fund!
• Continue to pray with us and for the safety of our future little guy.

We have experienced an increasingly strong sense of peace, knowing that God will provide.  His word is full of his promises to orphans and we are so excited to see how He works throughout this process...in ways that we cannot yet imagine.