Our Adoption Story

Ethiopia

We would like to invite you to journey with us in the adoption of two Ethiopian Children.

Our family has received a referral to adopt two Ethiopian children who are living in an orphanage in the capital city of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa.

So far, we do not know a lot about their situation, but we do know that they have experienced more grief and hardship in their little lives than we may ever know. Their father died of an illness and their mother left them to the care of the orphanage. The children are an older sibling pair so getting adopted is much more difficult for them.

Our family is in love with these children. We have completed the home-study and are diligently working through all of the legal paperwork, making appointments, and so on. Our primary efforts now are in raising the money to cover all of the adoption fees, travel expenses and other fees that go along with the international adoption process.

It is our hope and desire that you will join us in this process. We ask that you pray for these children and for our family. We also ask that you prayerfully consider helping us financially. No amount is too little. We pray that you will partner with us and help us to go get these beautiful children and bring them home!

Thank you and God bless you!

Lilypie

Timeline

  • -Thinking about adoption (3/1998-4/2009)
  • -Decision to adopt (4/11/2009)
  • -Submitted Application to Agency (4/23/2009)
  • -Began paperwork!
  • -First homestudy visit (5/11/2009)
  • -Identified a waiting sibling pair (5/22/2009)
  • -Second homestudy visit, 4.5 hours! (5/30/2009)
  • -Third homestudy visit (6/6/2009)
  • -First adoption training class in Denver (6/13/2009)
  • -Signed completed homestudy (6/17/2009)
  • -Homestudy is approved by State of Colorado (6/29/2009)
  • -USCIS (Immigration) completed (7/6/2009)
  • -Biometric fingerprinting done (7/7/2009)
  • -Complete package of paperwork sent to WA DC (7/13/09)
  • -Paperwork on its way to Ethiopia
  • -Officially referred!!! WooHoo! (7/16/09)
  • -Waiting, waiting, waiting!
  • -We have a court date set for Oct 19! YES! (8/19/09)
  • -WE PASSED COURT! Our family has grown! (10/19/09)
  • -Flew to Ethiopia (11/28/09)
  • -Met Yemi and Abe! GOD IS GOOD! (11/30/09)
  • -Arrived home, our family is whole (12/5/09)

Ethiopia

 

Flag of Ethiopia

Time in Addis Ababa

 

Sele Enat on Google Earth