Yesterday when went to the Notary to sign a petition. When verifying our passports the notary found a discrepancy. FYI: Our old passports expired Nov 4, 2006, so we renewed them over the summer. We didn’t want to worry about not having them updated when we received an appointment to travel over here. When we started the adoption process in December 2005, we used our old passports for all the legal documents we had to complete and a copy of the old passports was included in our dossier. When the Notary was verifying our passports she found that we had renewed them. The Ukrainian law says that the passports have to match. Olas is trying to get around this today by creating and translating a petition with a copy of our new passports and running it though the legal system so that everyone is aware. Please pray for favor, that the new petition is accepted on every level and does not take us back to square one. The phone calls to Moldova continue. 
The good news is that the Bruce’s were able to take their daughter from the orphanage last night! They left Berdyansk early this morning and are onto the final steps in Zaporozhye and Kiev and then home! We will really miss them and loved watching God’s hand at work in the adoption of Erin Taylor Bruce!
Included are some pictures of some children at the orphanage. I don’t think our suitcases are big enough to bring them all back but we would love to!
6 comments:
Wow, we will pray for favor. It's those "little" things... We also pray that you will get through to Moldova TODAY and get that birth certificate issue resolved. Thanks for the updates and the pix.
We're glad for the news that the Bruces are on the way!!!!!! We ask God to let you follow directly!
Love, hang in there, we miss you. Jean & Jim
Ugh!! It's always something, isn't it? Well, we've got lots of prayers for birth certificate, passport, etc. Our small group is on it also! Can't wait to see you guys! I know you have lots of stories to tell! ~Nancy
Nice to know that our government isn't the only one with inane rules! Our wedding was so much fun, and we had a good time in CA too. Matt and I are back in VA now, and we're praying that all 4 of you will soon be here too. I'm also praying for God's perfect timing--that the next time a phone call is made to Moldova, the right person is there, and everything will be resolved!
Dear Dave and Kathie,
Sounds like Olas is organized, experienced and creative!! We're praying for the Lord's intercession!
Peace, Love,and Strength,
Terri and Stan
Brush up on your Russian because I think I have figured it all out. The Lord wants you stay in RUSSIA!
Carrie
Thanks for the pictures and for keeping us updated. Sorry for the glitches you are faced with pretty regularly. We will continue to P.U.S.H. (pray until something happens). We are thanking God in advance for all He is doing and for all He is going to do to get you on your way back home with two children in tow. We miss you like mad. We love you and are with you in thought and prayer.
Trusting Him, ><> Cindy & Jim <><
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