Fix Your Eyes on What Is Unseen: Happy Birthday, Jaren Mikiyas!

Timeline

10/2006 Begin thinking and praying about adoption
8/07 Learn of Bethany opening services to Ethiopia, decide to use Bethany as agency
9/2007 Contacted Bethany, attended informational meeting
11/2007 Preapplication approved
12/6/2007 Formal application approved
12/14/2007 First Home Study Meeting
12/19/2007 Passports Received
12/27/2007 Second Home Study Meeting
1/16/2008 FINAL home study meeting!
1/18/08 Ordered New Birth Certificates
1/28/08 I-600A sent to CIS w/ HS
2/14/08- Fingerprinting
2/27/08 I-171H
2/29/08 Dossier sent to Bethany HQ
3/19/08 Dossier to ETHIOPIA!
3/24/08 Officially waiting for our referral
9/5/08 REFERRAL of Mikiyas Yared "Jaren" 3 months old
10/3/08 We are notified of Jaren's death
10/7/08 We feel that God still wants us in this adoption process, so we notify the agency that we will continue.
10/14/08 REFERRAL! 3.5 month old boy!
We have named him Esias
10/18/08 Mailed acceptance papers for Esias!
12/24/08 Court Date #1 Delayed due to MOWA
01/29/09 Court Date #2 Delayed again due to MOWA
03/26/09 Court Date #3 Unsuccessful
04/16/09 Court Date #4 Unsuccessful
04/27/09 Court Date #5 Unsuccessful
05/04/09 COURT APPROVED!
06/04/09 Leave for Ethiopia!
06/06- GOT HIM!
06/09/09 Embassy Appt
06/12/09 Home FOREVER! Esias Tesfaye Grimes!
01/2011 Readoption in the state of Iowa! Name change complete!

Fix Your Eyes on What Is Unseen

24 May 2009

Happy Birthday, Jaren Mikiyas!

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