Any news is Good News
President Yushchenco signed the law yesterday and started the wheels moving again. This was the posting on the US Embassy Website
"Dear Members of the American Adoption Community Interested in Ukraine:
On January 31, 2006 President Yushchenko signed the law giving interim authority over adoptions to the Ministry of EducationÃ’s National Adoption Center (NAC) until the new adoption authority is legally established under the Ministry of Family, Youth, and Sports. This law will go into effect upon its publication in Parliament"s official newspaper "Holos Ukrainy," which should occur in a matter of days. According to this law, the NAC will have full authority to process adoptions in Ukraine until May 1, 2006 - the final date by which the new adoption central authority must be established under the Ministry of Family, Youth, and Sports. The NAC has stated that they will now resume normal processing - not only of the suspended cases, but also of the cases that had been previously scheduled through the end of January.
The NAC has not yet released a notice to the international adoption community explaining details regarding processing of adoptions during the transition period. Absent NAC written guidance, we cannot confirm processing plans or details. "
Unfortunately , this still does not give us the opportunity to establish firm expectations for when Stephanie and I will receive an appointment. But it is good that things are moving again. The waiting has been very difficult, and I expect that it will not get any easier; but there is light at the end of the tunnel now.
Later in this web posting, they indicated that there are currently 1,000 registered dossiers at the NAC (600 from USA). They also indicated that priority will be placed in those children with severe medical needs, older children and sibling groups. Due to this focus on processing adoptions, we may be placed a little lower in that stack of 1,000 dossiers.
Despite the difficulty in the wait and the struggles of trying to understand why the delay, there are many things for which can give thanks. First, we have many friends and family members who truly care for us and pray for us diligently. Second, thank God we were not one of the families in Ukraine when the whole legal structure for adoptions collapsed, we would have been trapped in a different world not able to leave with our child. Lastly, God has continued to be a comforter for us in this time. We remember this each night as we enter ourchild'ss room and kneel down to pray together. We pray for comfort in the waiting, we pray that this room will soon be filled with the noises of our child, we pray that our child is kept warm, is not hungry and is loved where he is today, we pray that God will teach him who his Mommy and Daddy are and that we love him before we even get there to bring him home.
"Dear Members of the American Adoption Community Interested in Ukraine:
On January 31, 2006 President Yushchenko signed the law giving interim authority over adoptions to the Ministry of EducationÃ’s National Adoption Center (NAC) until the new adoption authority is legally established under the Ministry of Family, Youth, and Sports. This law will go into effect upon its publication in Parliament"s official newspaper "Holos Ukrainy," which should occur in a matter of days. According to this law, the NAC will have full authority to process adoptions in Ukraine until May 1, 2006 - the final date by which the new adoption central authority must be established under the Ministry of Family, Youth, and Sports. The NAC has stated that they will now resume normal processing - not only of the suspended cases, but also of the cases that had been previously scheduled through the end of January.
The NAC has not yet released a notice to the international adoption community explaining details regarding processing of adoptions during the transition period. Absent NAC written guidance, we cannot confirm processing plans or details. "
Unfortunately , this still does not give us the opportunity to establish firm expectations for when Stephanie and I will receive an appointment. But it is good that things are moving again. The waiting has been very difficult, and I expect that it will not get any easier; but there is light at the end of the tunnel now.
Later in this web posting, they indicated that there are currently 1,000 registered dossiers at the NAC (600 from USA). They also indicated that priority will be placed in those children with severe medical needs, older children and sibling groups. Due to this focus on processing adoptions, we may be placed a little lower in that stack of 1,000 dossiers.
Despite the difficulty in the wait and the struggles of trying to understand why the delay, there are many things for which can give thanks. First, we have many friends and family members who truly care for us and pray for us diligently. Second, thank God we were not one of the families in Ukraine when the whole legal structure for adoptions collapsed, we would have been trapped in a different world not able to leave with our child. Lastly, God has continued to be a comforter for us in this time. We remember this each night as we enter ourchild'ss room and kneel down to pray together. We pray for comfort in the waiting, we pray that this room will soon be filled with the noises of our child, we pray that our child is kept warm, is not hungry and is loved where he is today, we pray that God will teach him who his Mommy and Daddy are and that we love him before we even get there to bring him home.
posted by Baldwin at 1:59 PM
1 Comments:
Joe and Steph
Thanks for the update. We're still praying and trusting in God's timing. We know the waiting has to be really difficult for you. We love you both!
John and Karen
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