On Saturday, June 25th, Tom will be flying out of DC!!! He will arrive in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Sunday, June 26th. He has a return flight scheduled on July 8 and our prayer is that we have to add another ticket to that flight to bring Hope home!!!
Many of you have asked if she will come home right away after court and the short answer is "no." Although she will legally be our daughter on that day, there is still work to be done before we can bring her home. Here is the breakdown:
1) Pass court (June 28)
2) Receive court decree (could be same day as court appointment, could take a couple days)
3) Get a new birth certificate (these are ONLY issued on Thursdays..so if we don't have this by Thursday, June 30...everything gets pushed back a week)
4) Medical appointment (required for Visa..includes TB test which is read after 2 days)
5) New passport
6) VISA appointment at US Embassy
7) COME HOME
As you can see, there are quite a few appointments and things that still need to happen/documents that need to be issued in a timely manner in order for Hope to come home with her Daddy on July 8th...but that is our prayer!!! If that doesn't happen, Tom will still come home that day and one of us would have to go back for the Visa appointment and to bring her home. As always, thanks for your love, support and prayers as we continue on in this journey...IT. IS. HAPPENING!!!!!
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