Waiting some more Posted about about 9 years ago

This will be our last update on this site.  If you would like to continue to get updates, simply follow us on this link https://mystory.lifesongfororphans.org/stories/adoption-selah-china/This has been a very slow week.  Carol finished summer school which means that real nesting and cleaning has begun in the Burks' household, but in the back of everyone's minds is when will our dossier be sent ...

What a crazy week! Posted about over 9 years ago

Wow what a great 3 days we have had! First and foremost, we have received such an outpouring of love from our friends regarding Lifesong for Orphan's matching grant! We currently have $1800 ready to be matched penny for penny.   Secondly, this week we had all our major documents copied and sent off for authentification and state seals. Texas returned them with seals 2 working days later, but...

Will the Approval EVER Come? Posted about over 9 years ago

So after rushing around a little over a week ago for fingerprinting, I decided to call USCIS to see if we had immigration approval or even a case worker assigned.  While I spoke to a very polite man, I was reminded that I might have a case worker in a week or two.  YIKES!  I think of the little girl who is alone in an orphanage waiting for us to hold and love her.  She is waiting on Dr. appoint...

We are preapproved and fingerprinted! Posted about over 9 years ago

A lot has happened in the past few weeks!  We got a video of our little one and new pictures!  We also got our letter for USCIS  and were fingerprinted.  Once our i800 is approved, we can submit our dossier to China.  For now, we are praying for our little one and watching her video over and over again.  You can too!  Just click on the link and enjoy! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXHD1RUQugY