Adoption update
The latest....
I spoke with our "friend" Ewa from the embassy this morning. She has been so much help. It's incredibly refreshing to get help from someone you don't know in this world where courtesy and customer service don't exist. Anyway, she spoke with Dr. Passini (director of TPD adoption agency in Warsaw) Friday. Dr. P said that she will not be changing her mind about us. She said that we used an unrecognized US agency and an unrecognized social worker to do our home study. Ewa asked, "if that was the case then what if they worked with a different agency from the states?" Dr. P said "I don't know." That doesn't sound like someone interested in working with us for the good of the kids.
Further, Ewa was able to reach our lawyer (something we can't normally do) to talk about all of this. They determined that the embassy will write a letter addressed to the courts in support of the agency and the social worker we used in order to firm out the validity of those entities. Our lawyer said he would be going to speak face-to-face with the judge (hopefully this week) about everything so that we can have an idea what the judge is thinking.
We're not doing too great with all of this. Just to be straight with you all it is verging on too much to handle. It's difficult keeping an upbeat attitude with the kids when the possibility of them being taken away exists. They continue to ask what is going on with the process, afraid that something is going to break down even though everyone who has contact with them assures them not to worry.
So, our latest prayer priority seems to be our lawyer's meeting with the judge. Pray for these two men...Bogdan (our lawyer) and the judge.
I was touched by what happened directly after Jesus finished the sermon on the mount. In Mt 8 we read how a man with leprosy approached Jesus when he was walking down the mountainside and said "If you want to, you can make me well again." Jesus said "I want to." I want so badly to hear that from him. Maybe we will hear his voice soon.
I spoke with our "friend" Ewa from the embassy this morning. She has been so much help. It's incredibly refreshing to get help from someone you don't know in this world where courtesy and customer service don't exist. Anyway, she spoke with Dr. Passini (director of TPD adoption agency in Warsaw) Friday. Dr. P said that she will not be changing her mind about us. She said that we used an unrecognized US agency and an unrecognized social worker to do our home study. Ewa asked, "if that was the case then what if they worked with a different agency from the states?" Dr. P said "I don't know." That doesn't sound like someone interested in working with us for the good of the kids.
Further, Ewa was able to reach our lawyer (something we can't normally do) to talk about all of this. They determined that the embassy will write a letter addressed to the courts in support of the agency and the social worker we used in order to firm out the validity of those entities. Our lawyer said he would be going to speak face-to-face with the judge (hopefully this week) about everything so that we can have an idea what the judge is thinking.
We're not doing too great with all of this. Just to be straight with you all it is verging on too much to handle. It's difficult keeping an upbeat attitude with the kids when the possibility of them being taken away exists. They continue to ask what is going on with the process, afraid that something is going to break down even though everyone who has contact with them assures them not to worry.
So, our latest prayer priority seems to be our lawyer's meeting with the judge. Pray for these two men...Bogdan (our lawyer) and the judge.
I was touched by what happened directly after Jesus finished the sermon on the mount. In Mt 8 we read how a man with leprosy approached Jesus when he was walking down the mountainside and said "If you want to, you can make me well again." Jesus said "I want to." I want so badly to hear that from him. Maybe we will hear his voice soon.
posted by Michael Shattuck at
2:58 AM
3 Comments:
Wow! I am so sorry this is sooo difficult and so many obstacles keep coming up. :( I know you feel overwhelmed, but I truly admire your tenacity and perseverance. God is certainly granting you strength through such a terribly difficult & confusing situation. I have just prayed for you about all this.
Thanks Steph
still praying for you guys. wow, i'll try to call sometime soon, and i'd like to come to Poznan to visit soon too-
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