We are DTC!

It is official. We are DTC! The agency sent us the tracking number this afternoon. I checked it before posting & the package left Virginia at 8:25pm. Arrival date in China is March 2. How exciting! No more paperchasing! The last two weeks have been surreal. How often does a dream of yours actually happen? This experience has been awesome. We can wait for the next phase. Thank you again for all of your prayers.

Dossier Mailed to AWAA

Our UPS guy delivered our I-797C back from the Chinese Consulate today. So--we mailed our dossier to the agency TODAY! Who-hoo!! Hopefully, we will be DTC (dossier to China) next Friday. The UPS guy was so nice to let us take a picture of him. He even posed for us!!! We warned him about the upcoming picture a couple of weeks ago. I think he practiced on the pose. Great job UPS guy!

The dossier package included the original and a copy of everything in this list:

Application Letter

2 Birth Certificates

Marriage Certificate

2 Physical Forms

Financial Statement

2 Employment Verification Letters

Home Study

2 Police Reports

I-797C

Repentance Letter (just one & not mine!!)

Family Photo Pages

Passport Photos

Photocopy of our passports

Home Study Agency's license & nonprofit letter

Home Study Agreement & Post Placement Agreement

Hague Training Certificate

and a check--our 2nd agency fee, translation fee & post placement fee

Wow! That is a lot of paperchasing. At least nine documents on the list have been notarized, certified & authenticated in Austin & Houston. I can't believe this stage is practically over.

A year ago tomorrow our life (& our family's life) changed. God used that concert to bring Hope into our lives. Thank you to everyone that has prayed & continues to pray for our family during this wonderful journey.