One Step Closer!

We are finally DTC!! (Dossier to China!) Official date of DTC is 5/20/14.

We are one step closer in our process. Now we wait for our LID (log in date) which is when our documents are officially in the hands of the CCCWA and in line for translation and review. The process from DTC to LOA (Letter of Approval) has been about 60 days for others who are a bit further along in the process. Praying that all goes through without issue! 

Timeline - 
DTC - LOA ~60 days
I-800 and visa approvals - 4 to 5 weeks
DS260 approval and NVC (national visa center) letter sent to China - 1 week
TA (Travel Approval) 5-6 weeks
Travel! 

So, if you can follow all that, it looks like we will travel in late October!! As soon as we get our visa's approved and we have Travel Approval we will need to have ready the $6,000 Orphanage Donation Fee. God has been blessing us so much and we are grateful for everyone who has been supporting us so far! 

In the works:

We are planning a fundraising event scheduled for late July or early August. We are still in the planning stage, but would greatly appreciate your prayers for this!! More info soon!!

We are just so encouraged by you! If I sit down and think of all that needs to be done between now and our travel I would start to really freak out! This is not a journey in which one should look at the mountain at the end before focusing on the foothills and path in front. I keep looking behind and seeing all the obstacles that God has helped us through and made a way. I am amazed and thankful for His provision every step of the way so far! 

I think of this song when I ponder God's work in our family and home over the last 5 months!

Jehovah Jirah, My Provider

God truly does supply all of our needs!!