Late last week, I heard from a family in Sweden who is adopting a boy from the same place as Logan. As a matter of fact, their son Theo is about Logan's age, and the two boys are said to be best friends. Although I'm sorry that we are so far apart, it is so nice to know where he's going so that we can keep in touch. I have enjoyed e-mailing with Helen, and the possibility of someday being able to visit Sweden sounds pretty cool too. :)
Anyway, Helen mentioned that they would be getting their son at Philip Hayden Foundation, rather than having him transfered to the orphanage as we had been told was the procedue. Immediately I asked our agency about it, knowing from others that the director of the orphanage prefers that the children come back before they are given to their new families. Apparently, this is a relatively new thing--less than one year. Today I got the following response from Stefani, our agency's Waiting Child China program director (and woman extraordinaire!!):
"We got confirmation today of our first child from Logan's orphanage currently in foster care in Beijing being able to meet her parents in Beijing instead of having to go back to the Social Welfare Institute. She will be adopted in two weeks. We are very pleased with this. This child is not at the PHF but another foster center in Beijiing. This bodes very well that Logan will also be able to meet you in Beijing and travel with you to Zhengzhou to do the paperwork. Keep those fingers crossed!"
I am blown away! Had we been leaving today or tomorrow as we had hoped, Logan would have been back at his orphanage for the last 4 days or so. Now, it's possible that he won't have to make 2 major transitions at all! That news makes our wait(and our disappointment at not traveling now) seem so minor.
And so, let's storm the gates of heaven with this request! Prayer is a far more worthwhile endeavor than simply keeping my fingers crossed. :) God seems to have a plan, and I'm loving watching everything come together. THANK YOU for your prayers!
Rejoicing through tears of happiness,
Jennifer
That is SO cool! :0) Angel
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