For we walk by faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7

PARTY OF FIVE!!!!!

PARTY OF FIVE!!!!!

How God is Moving

  • 10-21-13 Charlie's Adoption is finalized!!!
  • 10-9-13 Home Visit from the GAL
  • 8-15-13 Charlie comes home from NICU
  • 7-15-13 Charlie is welcomed into our arms
  • 6-23-13 Charlie is born
  • 5-15-13 Call from Marion about baby boy due in September
  • 5-3-13 All supporting documents received to update our home study
  • 4-15-13 We officially retain Ray Godwin as our adoption attorney
  • 4-12-13 After months of prayer, we meet with Ray Godwin to discuss his adoption practice
  • 11-5-12 After a failed placement, we re-enter the waiting family pool
  • 10-23-12 We are selected and meet a potential birth mother
  • 9-24-12 Home Study approved and our Family Profile is live on the Bethany site
  • 8-24-12 Domestic Training Class
  • 6-26-12 Decision made to move to Bethany's Domestic Program
  • 6-25-12 Final Home Study Visit - We discuss moving to Domestic Program
  • 6-14-12 Conference Call with Haiti Team - We learn that Haiti Program is considered High Risk due to delays with vote to move to Hague Compliance.
  • 5-24-12 Third Home Study Visit
  • 5-14-12 Second Home Study Visit
  • 5-2-12 First Home Study Visit
  • 3-20-12 Pre Study Documents mailed to Columbia Bethany Office. We are working on completing the online training and required reading assignments.
  • 3-3-12 Receive packet of forms from Columbia office and begin completing them and starting training.
  • 2-11-12 Formal Application submitted to Bethany!!
  • 2-17-12 Formal Application is approved!
  • 1-26-12 We submit our Creche Application via Bethany to the orphanage in Haiti. Approval time takes 2-3 weeks!
  • 2-10-12 Creche Application Accepted by GLA. We are invited to submit a Formal Application with Bethany!
  • 1-23-12 Our Pre-Application is approved and we are invited to complete the Creche Application.
  • 1-21-12 We decide to begin the adoption process through Haiti and submit at Pre-Application through Bethany Christian Services.
  • 2009-2011 God stirs our hearts about growing our family. We consider many different avenues to adoption. Picking it up and laying it down. But God wouldn't let us rest!
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Monday, January 23, 2012

The Journey Begins

I am creating a new blog dedicated just to our adoption journey.

Here is a timeline of events so far that I don't want to forget:

January 16, 2012 (Nathan's special day)
I receive an email response back from an agency regarding international adoption. Nate and I discuss growing our family through adoption and our desire to explore the process. (again!!!!)

January 17 - 20, 2012
Begin internet research of adoption agencies and programs:
All God's Children International - Ethiopia and Bulgaria
America World Adoption - International programs
Bethany Christian Services - Haiti

January 21, 2012
Nathan comes home from being out of town all week and we discuss the agencies and decide that Bethany is the one we will go with. We decide to move forward and submit the pre application form for the Haiti program. Haiti has strict adoption policies - but we meet the criteria!! Married at least 10 years and one spouse must be 35!!

January 23, 2012
Nathan and I commit to fasting for a day to pray through this big decision and confirm this is where the Lord wants us to move!
I received a Pre Application response email and a Formal application email from Bethany. (But I can't get to it yet, because my log in to the Bethany portal doesn't work!?!) Perhaps my first lesson in patience along this process!! :)

January 24, 2012
I reset the password and got into the portal! We downloaded the Creche Application and prayed over its completion. I fasted this day and prayed that the Lord's will would be done on this journey.

January 25, 2012
Tomorrow we plan on submitting our Creche Application to Bethany to forward along to Haiti. We also plan on telling our family and friends the BIG NEWS!!

Posted by Snyder Family at 5:07 PM

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