We are so excited to announce that last week our agency matched us with the sweet 8 year old that we had been praying for and eluded to in our last post. We are SO excited and feel so blessed that we will be able to call this child our son. Joseph is very excited, too, about his big brother.
We waited for six long weeks for one last document, the I171H, to come in before our agency could officially match us. We received word from the United States Citizenship and Immigration Service on January 23rd that we had been approved and immediately let our agency know. Just a few hours later we received word that we were officially matched!
We let Joseph call our family and tell them the great news - it was so cute to hear him tell them that he was going to have a big brother. We already have lots of pictures of him, too, so it was fun to be able to show him off to the family.
While I can't share a lot of details or any pictures online - I am happy to show him off to you in person. It is crazy, but we think he looks a lot like Joseph. He has big, brown eyes and a sweet smile. We know that he is in school and learning some English, loves to play soccer, and apparently likes to take care of some of the younger children at the orphanage. Perfect since he will have a little brother!
And to make things even more fun, my sister announced that she was pregnant on the same day that we found out! I am so excited that the two of us are getting to share this journey together! Yeah Mandy!
Many of you probably want to know when he will be joining our family - unfortunately it will probably be at least 6 months until he is home. More on the process to get him home in posts to come, but in the meantime thanks for your prayers for our expanding family!
I prayed for this child, and the LORD has granted me what I asked of him. 1 Samuel 1:27
Congratulations! We are so excited for your growing family. I think we saw your photo on the wall at Morning Coffee Guesthouse when we were there last week. :) We'll be praying that things continue to move quickly for ALL of us.
ReplyDeletePraise the Lord! So excited to watch your progress. Word on the streets is (after the court closings in Feb) they've been handing out dates quickly and people have been passing pretty regularly (as opposed to six months ago). Praying you have your new Mr. at home soon!!
ReplyDeleteWa hoo, so exciting, I can't wait to meet this young man. I bet Joseph is so excited too. So glad this is all falling into place. What a wonderful time in your life. Such a blessing from God. Please be sure and keep us all updated. And ya Mandy and Jack....
ReplyDeleteGod is good! Kevin and I are so excited to meet the newest member of the Galbraith household. What an amazing way to live out your faith in a tangible, loving way.
ReplyDeleteSo somehow we gotta get back n see pics of this new guy!! So excited
ReplyDeleteYay for you!! We are so excited and can't wait to hear more about your new little man.
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