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Thursday, January 03, 2008

Please Pray...

PLEASE PRAY

THANK YOU.
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The Kids!

The Kids!

Monies Spent so far...

  • Application Fee ~ $100.00
  • Adoption Agreement Fee ~ $700.00
  • Homestudy application ~ $150.00
  • Homestudy Fee ~ $2000.00
  • USCIS Application ~ $925.00
  • Passport Fee ~ $95.00
  • Local Criminal Background Check Fee ~ $60.00
  • Assistant Stork Fee (courier to Chinese Consulate) ~ $350.00
  • Dossier Fee ~ $4550.00
  • Holt Application Fee ~ $300.00
  • Brian's Update Passport Fee ~ $100.00
  • Home study Update Fee ~ $550.00
  • Holt Program Fee ~ $11,860.00
  • Physicals for home study update ~ $125.00

Amazing People who are BRINGING GRACE HOME!!!

  • Atlanta, GA ~ $50.00
  • Ayden, NC ~ $20.00
  • Broken Arrow, OK ~ $1,000.00
  • Broken Arrow, OK ~ $2,070
  • Broken Arrow, OK ~ $50.00
  • Broken Arrow, OK ~ $500.00
  • Canada ~ $20.00
  • Chocowinity, NC ~ $100.00
  • Cleveland, OK ~ $30.00
  • Des Plains, IL ~ $500.00
  • Durham, NC ~ $100.00
  • Fort Myers, FL ~ $1,000.00
  • Glenpool, OK ~ $30.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $100.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $100.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $100.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $20.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $200.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $25.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $250.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $280.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $300.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $40.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $50.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $50.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $50.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $50.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $50.00
  • Greenville, NC ~ $75.00
  • Grifton, NC ~ $100.00
  • Land O Lakes, FL ~ $10.00
  • Leavensworth, KS ~ $100.00
  • Maitland, FL ~ $200.00
  • Oklahoma City, OK ~ $100.00
  • Oldsmar, FL ~ $25.00
  • Omaha, NE ~ $300.00
  • Rogers, AR ~ $130.00
  • San Diego, CA ~ $100.00
  • Tampa, FL ~ $120.00
  • Tampa, FL ~ $100.00
  • Tampa, FL ~ $20.00
  • Tampa, FL ~ $20.00
  • Tampa, FL ~ $30.00
  • Tampa, FL ~ $5.00
  • Tampa, FL ~ $5.00
  • Tulsa, OK ~ $50.00
  • Tulsa, OK ~ $50.00
  • Winterville ~ $20.00
  • Winterville, NC ~ $1,000.00
  • Winterville, NC ~ $100.00
  • Winterville, NC ~ $100.00
  • Winterville, NC ~ $100.00
  • Winterville, NC ~ $125.00
  • Winterville, NC ~ $20.00
  • Winterville, NC ~ $30.00
  • Winterville, NC ~ $40.00

Milestones Reached

  • 10/8/07 ~ Application Submitted
  • 11/16/07 ~ Adoption Agreement Submitted
  • 2/1/11 ~ Homestudy Started
  • 3/5/11 & 3/12/11 ~ Adoption Classes
  • 3/11/11 ~ First Social Worker Meeting
  • 7/17/11~Final Home Study Visit
  • 9/15/11 ~ Homestudy APPROVED!!!!!
  • 9/11 ~ USCIS Application Submitted
  • 11/10/11 ~ Biometrics Taken
  • 1/9/12 ~ USCIS approval received!!!
  • 1/10/12 ~ Papers sent for certification
  • 4/23/12~ Dossier sent to Agency for final approval
  • 4/27/12 ~ Dossier sent to CHINA!!!!
  • LOG IN DATE (LID) ~ 5/14/2012
  • 9/12/12 ~ New Application to Holt submitted
  • 11/26/12 ~ MATCHED WITH OUR DAUGHTER
  • 12/4/12 ~ Submitted LOI/Letter of Intent
  • 12/18/12 ~ MATCH OFFICIALLY CONFIRMED
  • 3/25/13 ~ LOA (Letter of Acceptance) Received
  • 4/5/13 ~ Visa's Received
  • 5/9/13 ~ Article 5 picked up!!
  • 5/22/13 ~ TRAVEL APPROVAL!!!!!!!!!
  • 6/11/13 ~ Leave for China!!!
  • 6/16/13 ~ GOTCHA DAY!!! (also Father's Day)
  • 6/17/13 ~ JENNA GRACE IS OFFICIALLY OURS!!
  • 6/29/13 ~ COME HOME!! PRAISE THE LORD!!

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