Even though we are still waiting, the latest developments in the Ethiopia adoption program have really made us hopeful that things are moving in the right direction again. The four months between referrals was really unprecedented so we felt pretty concerned. Now that there have been 2 referrals in 5 days, we are hopeful that things might get rolling again.
I also wanted to clarify to people what being on the waiting list really means. It may sound like we are waiting for children to become orphans, but actually we are waiting for orphans to become adoptable. There are millions of orphans in Ethiopia, but the process for them to become adoptable is somewhat tedious. Obtaining birth certificates for the child or maybe a death certificate for their deceased parents can be really time consuming in Ethiopia. Most children do not have that kind of paperwork. There are agency representatives in Ethiopia that track down these documents. Getting one birth certificate may take a whole day of travel. Therefore the wait!
Thanks for checking in!
DMM
I also wanted to clarify to people what being on the waiting list really means. It may sound like we are waiting for children to become orphans, but actually we are waiting for orphans to become adoptable. There are millions of orphans in Ethiopia, but the process for them to become adoptable is somewhat tedious. Obtaining birth certificates for the child or maybe a death certificate for their deceased parents can be really time consuming in Ethiopia. Most children do not have that kind of paperwork. There are agency representatives in Ethiopia that track down these documents. Getting one birth certificate may take a whole day of travel. Therefore the wait!
Thanks for checking in!
DMM
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