Well, a bit of more good news- our I800 has been cabled to Colombia! Another step closer to leaving Grand Rapids. Now we wait on the Article 5 to be completed, then we're outta here. We asked some friends how long they waited to leave once their I800 was cabled, and from what we've been hearing it takes 10 days or so. Then we'll get a presentation date to get Will, and we'll go down a couple days before that. Moving closer!
Most of you know Ally's story fairly well (http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/allys) and followed along on our journey to her. And now as we move toward adding Will to our family, I wanted to briefly mention the incredible place where they both waited for us- Los Pisingos (http://www.lospisingos.org/). I won't get too much into the history or details, but this orphange has some incredible individuals running it. When we went there with Ally I couldn't believe how clean it was, how kind the people were (the caretakers all remembered Ally, but all it takes is one time to remember her for life!), and how many BOTTLES there are. I think they said they feed over 500 bottles per day. That's a lotta formula! But when you're there, you can see and feel that the people involved truly care for the welfare of each and every child. I couldn't be more pleased with how well those children are cared for. Unfortunately there are just so many children, and the financial strain is great on Los Pisingos.
So Becky and I have talked about this (many times in fact; we've really been torn whether we should do this or not), and we are asking if you would be willing to help out down there. We are taking donations of clothing, etc., there, but we would also like to help out financially. If you would like to give $10 or $15 towards the orphange, we would truly appreciate it. We are planning on bringing that money with us to give to them, so if you would be willing to help out please give or send the money to Becky or me. If you would like to write a check, please write it to us as the government taxes any checks heavily, and we want to make sure all of that money goes to the orphanage. There is no pressure here; we're only asking you to help if you feel led to do so. The orphanage needs it, but more so the children. This is for them.
Tomorrow we're off to Chicago for our visas, one of the last steps before we leave. We hope and pray for a travel date ASAP, and once we have it you'll hear it here first!
Love to all-
Scott, Becky, Ally, and (soon to be) Will
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