Holt does a great job of breaking down every step on their website. Not only do they review what you need to be doing, but they break down what Holt does and what happens in Ethiopia. After finding out about the new time frame, I started reading about what happens in Ethiopia. I was amazed at exactly how much work goes into this process on their end. I thought it was kids going to an orphanage, someone matched them with potential parents and then the government puts through the ok and the visa. I thought the majority of the work would be done by the staff at the orphanage (or what ever homes the kids end up in), I was so wrong.
While dealing with frequent power outages, court closings, being understaffed in some departments, Ethiopian and US holidays and large case loads, the government has to have letters sent to the court to approve the adoption, locate the birth mom or dad (if living) for the court date, translate the court decree (if their are any inconsistencies, two court dates might be needed), letters need to be written to obtain a birth certificate and a passport, visa interviews and medical exams etc. That was just a small portion of what goes on.
While, I don't like knowing our wait to bring home our girl could be growing by the day, I have to appreciate all that the Ethiopian government is doing for the kids. I've heard of other country programs growing quickly like Ethiopia appears to be, and many of those programs have been shut down for months at a time to reorganize the system, avoid corruption etc. I'm so grateful that Ethiopia has been able to avoid shutting down their program for any reason and continues to place their babies all around the world. It just reinforces that GREAT things happen to those who wait!
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