Thursday, August 23, 2007

Word of the Day - "Soon"

This is evidently CCAA's new favorite word. It is becoming a running joke (cause you gotta laugh or you'll cry) with those of us long timers. We got another update today that our file is getting ready to leave the review room and head to the matching room "soon". Once we get to the matching room, we SHOULD have an LOA/RA within a week or two. With that said, we were also told a month ago that we'd have our LOA "soon". So, before you starting buying confetti and balloons for the big celebration, realize that we could still be looking at another month or so wait. They did admit that they are behind on April reviews (really? - none of us had noticed...) but hope to get through them all, yep, "soon". At least they admit that they are behind. Not that it gets Caleb home any sooner but it is a bit refreshing. Of course it would have been nice to know that a couple of months ago. It would have saved me many a day of psychotic worry and anticipation. On a happy note, a family who has been waiting 177 days finally got their LOA this week. I've never met them in person but was so happy for them I just about cried!
Please continue to pray for my friend Dawn. They are still not back in PGN (the review step on Guatemala's end) and are concerned with the stability of the entire Guatemalan program. Pray for their little boy Nicholas and that God will see fit to unite this family SOON!!!! (and that is God's definition of "soon", not China's!!!)

2 comments:

Unknown said...

praying for you and your friends. A family was united with their baby in Guatamalan baby yesterday and I have enjoyed reading the blog..

Hoping its really 'soon'
amy

Anonymous said...

Melissa,
Just wanted you to know that we haven't fogotten you or Caleb and are praying for you daily. I can't imagine what you must be going through, but remember that we are thinking of you and praying for your family to finally be united.
Here is a GREAT BIG HUGG!!!!
In Him,
Tonya Harbin