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Old 08-05-2008, 09:26 PM
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Heart Sweet News Story

Oh how few and far between...
Adopted girl helps family in Guatemala
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09/28/06 DOB
01/10/07-3/27/07 PGN
04/27/07 Placed in our arms forever
05/12/07 Home sweet home
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Old 08-06-2008, 12:38 AM
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great story....thanks for sharing.
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It's a girl!!! DOB: 3/29/06
Referral 4/18/06 - TBN - Emma Kate
Waiting.......and praying!
DNA a positive match! 6/16/06
Pre-Approval 6/27/06
The 1st time I held my daughter!!!!! June 28, 2006
1st visit trip June 27 - July 6
New POA sent out 7/10/06
2nd visit trip Aug. 13-18
Submitted to PGN Sept 12 - OOPS! Not true!
Actual date file entered PGN - Oct. 23rd
KO'd Nov. 7 - PGN requires new employment letter
for my husband - notary's commission expired
FINALLY RE-SUBMITTED TO PGN Jan. 4th, 2007
New reviewer assigned to our case Jan. 30, 2007
KO'd AGAIN!!! Feb. 1, 2007 -
this is really getting old!!
3rd visit trip Feb. 1-4th
Feb. 21st and we still don't know what KO#2 is even for?!?!?!?
Guess it wasn't a KO after all!!!!!!
Feb. 22 OUT OF PGN!!!!!!!!
March 26th 2007 leaving for extended pick up trip!

March 29th - Happy 1st Birthday Kate!!

Home forever on April 27th!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Praise God!!!
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Old 08-06-2008, 04:49 AM
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What a wonderful little girl. Thanks for sharing!!
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May 2006 Referrral of my ANGEL
ELAINA ELIZABETH ALEXANDRA
Born December 28, 2005
September 2006 Enter PGN
November 2006 Exit PGN
DECEMBER 17 IN MY ARMS FOREVER
HOME DECEMBER 21, 2006


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"In love He destined us to adoption to Himself." Ephesians 1:5
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Old 08-06-2008, 05:26 AM
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Thanks for sharing. It definitely brings tears to my eyes - and gives me some ideas of things we can do to help my daughter's birth mother and brother who are still in Guatemala!
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Old 08-06-2008, 05:41 AM
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Wonderful story
Thank you for sharing
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Born 4/19/04
Home forever 9/29/04
Catalina
Born 3/28/07
I171H received, Entered FC, DNA taken and sent to Guat. 2007
Orphanage raid 8/12/07
Daughter removed from orphanage! 8/23/07
PA Issued 9/08/07
Back at the orphanage 12/12/07
1st Visit trip 1/3/08 - 1/7/08
Social Worker Investigated
3/28/08 Catalina turns 1
April 2008 We must hire investigator to find birthmom and hire an attorney to work our case.
May 2008 Orphanage told judge that we didn’t want to continue, flew to Guatemala to make sure that all involved knows she is a part of our family.
July 2008 daughter moved into another orphanage.
2nd Visit August 2008 The new orphanage is wonderful!
3rd Visit November 2008 She didn't want to leave my side. Why can't the judge issue the sentence so we can bring her home!
Sentence finally issued March 13, Who says Friday the 13th is unlucky?
4th Trip March 25 - 29
March 28, 2009 Catalina turns 2 today
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Old 08-06-2008, 06:49 PM
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It's so nice to see heartwarming stories like this! Thanks for sharing!

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11/05 decided to switch countries from Ukraine to Guatemala
11/23/05 accepted referral for beautiful baby girl born Nov. 9th.
12/15/05 dossier to Guatemala
1/15/06 DNA matched and we are in Family Court
1/25/06 embassy receives DNA
2/23-2/27 beautiful visit trip!
3/10/06 contacted senator's office about preapproval.
4/21/06 got PREAPPROVAL! Yippeeeee!
8/18/06 FINALLY IN PGN
8/25/06 ooops....our mistake! NOT in PGN!
9/4/06 Okay! NOW we're IN PGN!
12/19/06
OUT OUT OUT of PGN! Thank you SOOOOOO MUCH!

1/10/07 new birth certificate issued
1/17/07 PINK!!! Appt is 1/23/07 Thank you God!
Finally home in Kentucky! 1/29/07
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Old 08-06-2008, 08:24 PM
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Thanks for posting. What a wonderful org. I posted about this organization on my blog after I read your post.
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12/07- FC & Received PA
12/28/07- Entered PGN
1/15/08/ KO of PGN-needs 3 corrections
1/28-2/2/08 visit
1/31/08-Reg CA
2/12/08-obtained number for reg CA
2/28/08-resubmit to PGN
3/31/08-4/3/08-2nd review?
4/21/08-Out of PGN God
5/5/08 A-deed signed/BC needs to be reg/w/RENAP (RENAP 4/30/08)
5/16/08-BC completed
5/21/08- ORANGE
5/30/08-DNA sent to US Embassy-waiting for PINK
6/3/08-PINK
6/8/08-Joshua's 1st Birthday
6/11/08- Embassy apt
6/14/08- HOME FOREVER
7/25/08-received registered adoption decree in our state
8/14/08- received USA State Birth Certificate
8/25/08- received USA Soicial Security Card
8/25/08 -received letter fr USCIS-up to 120 days to rec the G-884 VISA info
9/15/08-received G-884 Visa packet info from USCIS buffalo-waited three weeks
4/10/09- G-639
10/16/09-rec G-639

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Old 08-07-2008, 07:05 PM
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I read that story in our local paper this week. What a sweet girl! Thanks for posting it for everyone to enjoy.
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Jenna, Dominic, Lindsay and Georgi, bio kids!
AND....LUCA...
according to his siblings...the "cutest little Guatemalan boy EVER!"
Born 12.28.02
Referral 9.30.04
blah, blah, blah....
lots of dates in between....
AND finally......
Home on 5.18.05
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