We have been told that the reason Jude’s birth mother did not attend the orphan investigation meeting is because the US Consulate only gave the orphanage about 1 1/2 days’ notice for the appointment, which is generally not even enough time to find someone in Haiti.We are very frustrated by this. While we are sure […]
Archive | August, 2008
August Jude Update – We Finally Have a Smile!
This is a little bittersweet, because we weren’t supposed to get an August update…we were supposed to be in Haiti getting Jude! However, we’re encouraged that after months of photos with no smiles, we finally have a picture of Jude smiling. He’s smiling in the pool because he loves the water. Maybe we’ll only get […]
It’s Hurricane Season!
Hurricane Gustav has dropped 7 1/2″ of rain on GLA, and it isn’t finished. However, the worst of it has passed and the staff and children are all well. The orphanage is in the mountains, so they are on high ground.
More News – 08-15-08
We received word Friday that while the orphan investigation was scheduled for Wednesday, it could not be conducted because Jude’s birth mother did not attend. Dixie, our orphanage director is now seeking to find her (again), find out why she did not attend, and get another date scheduled for the orphan investigation. We have been […]
Finally – News!
We just got word today that Jude’s orphan investigation is scheduled for tomorrow. This is very good news! This is (finally!) the first step in getting his visa. Once this is done, the US Consulate can approve Jude’s visa and have it printed up, and then we’ll get travel dates. We need this bathed in prayer. Please pray […]
Photos! Between updates…
Good morning, all! We still have not heard anything from the US Consulate or Embassy in Haiti. They have about a three-week process to get Jude’s visa done. Our papers have been there for two weeks, and to our knowledge, they haven’t yet started with the first thing in the visa step. However, we were […]