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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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Decision for Domestic!!

After praying through our options and lots of discussion we have feel that God is leading us to pursue a domestic adoption through Bethany. We are excited about this change in direction (even though it meant that God closed the door to Haiti for us) and trust that God is preparing us in ways we don't even know for our sweet baby to come!!
In the coming weeks we will learn more about transitioning to the domestic program and will keep all of you updated here.
In the meantime, we hope like us you will continue to pray for Haiti and its movement to become Hague compliant. Our hearts and prayers are with all of the precious children that are waiting for homes each and every day that it takes while their government sorts out the issues.
Thank you for your prayers!
Posted by Snyder Family at 10:54 AM 0 comments

Monday, June 25, 2012

Discerning....

We were informed on June 21 that due to Haiti's decision to become Hague compliant their adoption program is now considered high risk due to delays and unpredictable procedures as the country seeks to amend is adoption procedures. Long term this is a good thing for Haiti and for the many, many children who are in need of families. Short term it does create a watershed moment for us as we discern how to proceed from here.
So we are seeking to discern what God would have us do. At our final home study visit today, we discussed the options of staying in the Haiti program and "waiting out" this transition time, moving to another international country program like Uganda or Ghana, or moving to the domestic program.
We covet your prayers as we seek God's will for us. We know He is good and His plan is best and we desire to obey.
Posted by Snyder Family at 8:51 PM 0 comments
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