Introduction

There are any number of things I could say in this first post, but I want to let you know briefly what is going on. Heidi and I are adopting from Ethiopia. We began the process in September of 2007. We are currently in the "paper chase." We are gathering a whole bunch of official documents and once we have them all, our dossier will be complete. Then we wait. And wait. And wait for a referral—a picture and complete medical records and all known information of a baby (or babies). Once we accept the referral, we wait for the adoption process to finalize in Ethiopia, and then travel to pick them up. We're hoping that we can travel before 2009.

What can you do?
-Pray for us as we continue the process, that we would have patience.
-Help us with our fundraising efforts (the estimated cost to adopt 1 baby is about $20,000)

What to look for here
-More detailed information about each stage in the adoption process
-Up-to-date status of where we are in the process
-Details of fundraising plans and how much we need to reach our goal