Friday, June 24, 2011

Over the last few days and the first step!

We went over a little bump in the road over the last few days. At first we were told Ghana was shut down for adopting! Then a few hours later we were told it was in process of going hague. Which means you can't do private adoptions, you have to go thru an agency. And after all this we find out that it will end up being better in the end going thru an agency because the children are more protected and we will be able to apply for grants!
So now we are picking our agency. We have been referred to Genereations adoption agency, so we will probably end up going with them.
STEP ONE
HOMESTUDY
We finally received our homestudy packet in the mail from Sunnyridge Family Center so we can take our first step to completing our TO DO list of adoption!
What is a homestudy? The link I attatched will have info on that, but basically the homestudy takes 3- 6 months and entails.....
  • Educate and prepare the adoptive family for adoption
  • Evaluate the fitness of the adoptive family
  • Gather information about the prospective parents that will help a social worker connect the family with a child whose needs they can meet

2 comments:

  1. A friend posted this quote on Facebook. I really like the quote, and it made me think of you and your "climb up the mountain".

    "Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be strong men and women. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks." Phillips Brooks

    Praying God will give you everything you need to bring home your little one from Ghana.

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  2. thanks Kristie!! that is a great quote

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