The next few days will be very busy for us, so we thought we'd let you know what we will be up to....
Tomorrow is officially our 10th day, so the ball can start rolling! Our driver, Meesha, will be picking up our court papers. We will be also taking Ziva out of the orphanage (her first car ride!) to get her passport photos taken.
Tuesday is the "big day". We plan to leave at 5:00 a.m. for Gadaych, Ziva's birthplace, where we will get a new birth certificate issued. We will then return to Kremenchuk and complete the paperwork needed for Ziva's passport. If all goes well, we will be able to go to the orphanage by late afternoon, have a going-away party for Ziva...and then take her home with us!
We have been told that Wednesday will be "the busiest day of our life"- our first day as full-time mommy and daddy! We will leave Kremenchuk in the morning and head back to Kiev, where we will wait for Ziva's passport.
Words cannot express how excited we are for Tuesday night! It's like the excitement for the coming of Christmas or looking forward to going on a big trip or the excitement of getting married...but WAY more exciting! If I was Ziva, I would stomp my feet, scrunch up my shoulders, shake my fists in the air, and scream with excitement!! And who knows, I may end up doing that Tuesday night!
As we are about to enter these exciting days, we would covet your prayers. Pray that things do indeed go smoothly in Ziva's birthplace. Pray that the necessary paperwork gets done on Tuesday so that we can take Ziva out of the orphanage. Foremost in our minds is the passport; we have been told that it could take up to 10 days. We have also been told that that there may be a delay in the passport because of Ziva's name. (We have learned that Ukrainians have only a first name and a last name and so they aren't really sure what to do on their documents with a first name, 2 middle names, and a last name!) Please pray that we receive our passport sooner rather than later. We so want to go home!
We will let you know how things went in a few days.
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Dear Scott, Doreen & family,
We will definitely keep you all in our prayers. We will ask God to be gracious to you all as you go through this next stage in the process. "I will not forget you. See I have engraved you on the palms of my hands." Isaiah 49:15b, 16. That goes for you both, as well as Ziva. See you when you get home.
John & Diane DeGier
Members of CrossPoint CRC
I pray all goes well and you don't have to wait very long for Ziva's passport. Her names shouldn't be a problem Sophia has a middle name and there wasn't any. I pray the same for you. In the meantime enjoy Kiev and take lots of pictures it truly is beautiful.
Patricia
All the best to you guys in the coming days, we hope it goes quickly and smoothly! Love Tara, Kevin, Kaleb & Tucker.
Scott & Doreen, I'll be thinking of all three of you constantly over the next week of so until I hear you are bringing Ziva home. This is what you have worked so patiently for, this mad dash to the end. I can see Ziva enjoying every minute of it in her own little way. All the new experiences for her; being away from the orphange, the car rides, all the new people she will come in contact with, even animals along the way. Won't it be exciting for her, and for the two of you to see for the first time with her. I wish I could see it too. Enjoy this time and share your memories with us when you return. Miss you and can't wait until you come home. Love, Margaret
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