We just got back from court and it's official! The judge said, "Da!"
Everything went so smoothly. Court was serious, about an hour and a half, lots of questions. Scott had to stand up in front of the judge and do most of the talking. He was awesome! Our facilitators here prepped us really well, so we knew mostly what to expect. There were 10 other people in the court room: Judge, prosecutor, secretary, translator, our facilitator, 2 orphanage directors, 2 ministry of education reps, and one mystery lady in the corner.
Now we have our "waiting period" (oh? NOW we're waiting... Hmm, what have we been doing for the last 3 years?) Then we get to take custody. We're told it will most likely be on Saturday, the 21st. We won't be able to post good pictures of the kids until then.
Thanks for your thoughts and prayers, especially while we were in court. A special thanks to those at Covina Valley and Scott's Dad, who are our paperwork heroes!
11 comments:
Congratulations! I'm sure you are so relieved. I've been on pins and needles waiting to hear how court went. Can't wait to hear more of your journey in Russia, even the "waiting" part. :o)
Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Praise God! We were praying for you guys ALL day yesterday! Love you guys :)
We are so excited for ALL of you!!! we were driving to church on Sunday and Madeline said, "We need to pray for Mr. Scott and Ms. Chrystal." Even our children are blessed to be part of your experience!!! Can't wait to see pictures!
Congratulations! The beginning of the end and then the start of something new
Praise God that the doc went through!
Congratulations! If there was only one thing to take from this adoption journey, it would be that when God is in the driver's seat nothing can stand in the way. He holds more power than any judge, orphanage director, or agency licensing official. Nothing can stop something that He wants and wills to happen. You guys have been faithful to his calling all along the way, and He has blessed you for that. I can only imagine the chorus of heaven singing for not one, but three little souls coming home...
JP
Congrats!!!! This is awesome.
This is the LORD'S doing;
It is marvelous in our eyes.
This is the day which the LORD has made; Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Ps 118
We were praying for you yesterday, and especially last night. We're so delighted to read your post that all was approved. God is good! Can't wait to meet the new family members!
Our prayers continue...
CONGRATULATIONS.... We were praying that everything would go smoothly and that your waiting period would be over.... at least this waiting period has an end date in sight. Enjoy your visits with the kids!!! Can't wait to hear all of the details.
Jeramie and Stacy
Our God reigns!!!
Praise God! We can't wait to see your new family becoming part of our family! Safe, wonderful journey until your back in the USA
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