[2/18/22]

This week we received and sent off our immigration approval letter. What a relief to finalize the last piece of paperwork to send our dossier to the Philippines. We’ve waited several months to get to this point. Another step closer in the process!

In anticipation of this milestone, we revamped our adoption cards to give them a fresh look. We meet the randomest people who are interested in the the adoption process. People have family members and friends who have been adopted, and many are surprised at how long, complicated, and expensive the process is. It is all of those things, but it is also EXCITING! We are overjoyed to move into this next phase.

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What’s next? Once our papers arrive in the Philippines, the government adoption agency there will review them and request updates and changes as necessary. After receiving their approval, we can begin the Referral process. This is the review of child profiles, their special needs, and their family or institutional history.

Thank you for your support, whether through encouragement, personal stories, prayer, finances, or Expressions of Sugar. Would you consider contributing to our adoption fund? We will be assembling a Filipino puzzle, and each $20 you give will buy one piece of our puzzle on which we will write your name. In the end, we’ll have a puzzle linking everyone’s names who have given financially to our adoption.

Thanks for reading our latest update!