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Welcome! As we step out in faith to adopt from Ghana, we started this blog as a way to share the story of our adoption journey with family and friends. Step by step on this journey we are learning to trust in and rely on God all the more.
If you would like to start reading about our journey from the beginning start with the January 1st post, "How it all Started".
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- Michelle
- Ken and Michelle and we've been married for 17 years. God has blessed us with a son (14), and a daughter (12), and we are in the middle of adding to our family through adoption.
Ken & Michelle
Our kids
Accra, Ghana
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Timeline
Nov. 21, 2009 – We decided on Ghana
Nov. 25, 2009 – Mailed in application to adoption agency
Dec. 2, 2009 - Received welcome pack from adoption agency & mailed I 600a
Dec. 11, 2009 - first home study visit
Dec. 14, 2009 – Received letter from Homeland Security that they are processing our paperwork.
Dec. 26, 2009 – received dossier paperwork.
Jan. 6, 2010 - Last home study visit (not)
Jan. 14, 2010 - Last home study visit
June 8, 2010 - Received call that endorsement letter was in
June 11, 2010 - Mailed home study & endorsement letter to USCIS
Oct. 13, 2010 - Mailed copies of our I600a, home study, and endorsement letter to NBC Adoptions. USCIS seems to have lost the originals.
Nov. 1, 2010 - Received I-171H (I-600a approval)
May 11, 2011 - Received and accepted referral
May 31, 2011 - Arrived in Ghana (Flew home on June 8th)
June 3, 2011 - Passed Court
July 18, 2011 - Filed I600 (in Ghana)
August 19, 2011 - I600 approval
August 23, 2011 - Sent Visa packet pick-up request
August 24, 2011 - Visa packet ready to be picked up
September 7, 2011 - Visa pack picked up and visa interview request sent
September 13, 2011 - Informed that Visa Interview will be on Sept. 26th
September 26th, 2011 - Received visa approval at visa appointment. Visas to be printed Oct. 14th