We've had lots of people ask this question, "So where are you in the process?" So I thought I'd take a moment to answer that. :) Because we were matched with two waiting children, we are completing a couple of steps at the same time. Our home study is nearly finished and we are beginning to work on our dossier. For those of you who aren't familiar with the China adoption process, our dossier is a huge binder of documents that we have to submit to China before they will begin on our adoption process from their stand point. As of now, they have preapproved us to adopt Jing and Guang, but they require the dossier to officially approve us.
If you'd like you can pray for us as we complete this mound of paperwork. Brian has some training to complete and another document that he has to complete in order for our home study to be signed off on by our home study agency. Then, it has to be examined and approved by our adoption agency. After that, we can begin our application with USCIS. We are already working on our dossier and compiling documents. Please pray for understanding on my part as this is a bit overwhelming. It is much more complicated than Nathanael's adoption was.
We also have some big fees coming up, so please pray that God provides. If you feel led to help, there are a couple of ways you can do so. We have a site where you can give and it's tax deductible. www.adopttogether.org/shubertfamily We love this ministry's heart for adoptive families.
We have t-shirts for sale until June 30th. The story behind them is that God is calling us to be brave in stepping out to adopt our precious boys. 2 Timothy 1:7 is one of my favorite verses for putting my eyes on Jesus and not the situation. "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, of love, and of a sound mind." 2 Timothy 1:7 You can find our shirts here if you're interested, https://teespring.com/stores/shubert-adoption
Thank you so much for your support and your prayers! We appreciate you all so much!
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