Wednesday, July 20, 2005

It's Official July 20, 2005

Praise the Lord Ivan is officially our son!!

Well everyone apologies for the tardiness of this very important email. It became nearly impossible for us to email from the Beibars hotel in Ust. However, now we are in Almaty and it should be easier from here on out. The 15 day waiting period was waived (another praise) and we are here with our son. Yes our son. We can hardly believe it. Ivan is taking his first nap away from the orphanage right now, and he looks pretty content. All three of us are eager to get the final steps of the adoption process complete at the US Embassy and head home. We will let you know the exact date for our departure as soon as we have everything all set-up and ready to go. The earliest it will be is July 29, and the latest is Aug 1. So, one more prayer request for a July 29 departure, please.

We will send a more detailed email as soon as we can, but until then just know that God has blessed us more than we ever could have imagined. Ivan truly is a precious gift from God.
Love you all and can’t wait to introduce you to the newest member of the T household!

Charlotte, Joe and Ivan

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