Friday, May 30, 2008

things are good

We are getting closer yet, there were 3 more referrals this past week! Familes waiting now have been waiting since August 2007.


We had another seminar last night, it was the best one so far for me. It was called Connecting with the experts, it consisted of families that have adopted and told their stories. One of the families is recently home from South Korea with their son and we were able to talk to them one on one, which was very nice. They encouraged us to travel to South Korea to pick Chuck up when the time comes, we're still undecided as far as that goes.

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

more referrals!

Here is the latest from Bethany's South Korea adoption blog-

Children of Promise Matched

Friday, May 16, three Children of Promise were matched and are being considered by forever families. The response to these little ones was overwhelming and Bethany is truly blessed to have so many families that are open to these little ones with special placements needs. Thank you for your interest and continued support for the Korea program, and especially the Children of Promise.


Three children were welcomed home by their forever families last week, and two additional families received referrals! We are happy to share that families are now waiting since July 2007 - what a jump! That makes the current wait time about 12 months, but please also note there are large numbers of families who were approved in late 2007, (about 10 per month for the last four months of the year). As there has not been a noticeable trend in referrals lately, we are guessing wait times for referral will vary between 10-16 months, but referral times could vary greatly.

Friday, May 9, 2008

latest news

I got an update today about referrals. There were 2 referrals last week, that leaves one family from 2006 still waiting for their referral and then it's on to 2007! The wait time for a referral will be appoximately 10-14 months from the date our home study was completed, which was December 31, 2007.


I'm a bit sad, it seems like it's going to be forever until we get that referral. The light at the end of the tunnel is a bit dim again. I'm hoping that this summer flies by, although I want to enjoy it. I guess for now I'll focus on painting around the house, getting the yard in shape and child proofing.