Bringing Justice to Orphans: Homeward Bound!

Friday, May 4, 2012

Homeward Bound!

Another blog by Amanda as we travel home today!! Homeward Bound

2 comments:

J.J. said...: I can't wait to see all of you at home together. :) Praise God. :); May 4, 2012 at 7:00 AM
Anonymous said...: Praise the Lord! I've been following along on your friend's blog and am blown away by God's work! Welcome to the States, Bella! God bless you, sweet child!; May 7, 2012 at 2:27 PM

India Key Statistics

** Ind*a

has a high level of children trafficked for labor and sexual exploitation.

** 25,700,000 are Orphans.

** More than 80 percent of the rural population does not have access to adequate sanitation facilities.

(stats by Faces of the Forgotten)

Some other Ind*a Stats

Ind*a 1,269,210 square miles, which makes it the 7th largest geographical country. Put Alaska, California, and Texas together and you have about the same size.

It has almost 3 times the population of America, and is considered the second most populated country.

The people, the country and the land are beautiful.

In 2006 only 3,332 were adopted.

Last year only 236 children were adopted.

Recent studies show that Ind*a has the largest number of AIDS orphans in the world, even over Africa.

Sadly, Ind*a right now is the leader in human trafficking.

1.2 million young girls are involved in child prostitution.

900,000 people die each day from drinking unclean water.

Ind*a is considered the most religiously hostile region in the world when it comes to Christianity.

Every second someone in Ind*a dies without ever hearing about Jesus. Of 1.21 Billion people, over 1 billion have never heard the Gospel once. There are 500,000 villages without a pastor, church, Bible, or any Gospel presence.

Adoption Timeline

5.5.12 Home with our girl!
5.2.12 Received Visa
4.24.12 Gotcha Day!
4.22.12 Leaving for IND*A!!
4.12.12 Received Bella's Passport!
2.14.11 PASSED COURT!!
1.31.12 NOC!! (No Objection Certificate)
7.22.11 I-800 Provisional Approval
3.15.2011 Official Referral via Fedex and Acceptance!!!!
3.15.2011 Immigration fingerprints (2nd time for extension)
2.23.11 Homestudy updated and ready to send to Immigration
2.11.11 filed 1-800A Supplement 3 for extension of 1-797
2.7.2011 Unoffical referral via email!!!!!
* November 2011 began to update the homestudy etc before Immigration 1-797 expired 2.20.11
waiting on referral
* 3.2010-Dossier Submitted to India
*3.8.10 Dossier approved by Indian Consulate
*12.17.09 Mailed off Dossier
*12.11.09-Dossier apostilled on state level
*12.10.09 Dossier certified on Al. county level
*12.5.09 Received I-797C
*11.20.09 -USCIS Fingerprints
*10.15.09-USCIS I-800A Submitted
*10.7.09-Homestudy approved by DHR!
*9.1.09 Homestudy Submitted to DHR
*8.10.09-Mom received FBI/ABI Clearance
*June 18th- Mom's homestudy interview
*June 7th-Final Homestudy Interview
* May 29th 2009 Jeff's passport came in the mail!
* May 20th 2009- Third Homestudy Interview
*May 19th 2009- Received my FBI/ABI clearance!
* May 13th 2009- Received my (Brittnie) Passport in the mail.
*May 13th 2009- Second Homestudy interview
*May 5th 2009-Received Jeff's FBI/ABI clearance
*April 27th 2009- sent off for Jeff's passport
*April 23rd 2009- sent off for my passport
*April 23rd 2009- sent in Intl Contract and first program fee
*April 17th 2009- had physicals for medical forms
*April 15th 2009- First homestudy interview
*April 13, 2009 -Fingerprints done
*April 13th- Intl Agency Application Approved
*April 2009- putting documents together for Homestudy
*April 2009- signed with International Agency and Home Study Agency
April 1, 2009- Direction from the LORD to move forward with Adoption!
*Feb -Mar 2009-researching Home study and International Agencies
*January 29th 2009-Made Adoption announcement via the blog
*Waiting on the LORD for direction
*August 7th 2008- God gave us instruction to adopt
*March 2008-God began impressing Adoption on our hearts

Quote by Dennis Rainey

“We have been blessed with so much, yet too often we squander these blessings on our personal pursuits without a thought that God gives us these things to use for his Kingdom. Yet I believe the adoption of orphans is one of the greatest opportunities today for fulfilling the Great Commission. When children are received into families where they are introduced to the Savior, and grow up in a secure and loving environment, they are positioned to meet and experience the living God in a tangible way.”
— Dennis Rainey, president and cofounder of FamilyLife

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Friday, May 4, 2012

Homeward Bound!

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