Dear Family and Friends,
Well, we were quite elated on the 21st of November when the Thai Child Adoption Board approved our adoption! Thank the Lord for this victory!! FINALLY!! They even wrote us a letter for Thai Immigration for when Wayne left the country with him and they also wrote a letter to the US consulate stating that his adoption was approved, they agreed to let him go to the US for the 6 month post placement reports, and they also stated the birth parents had signed for him to be adopted.
Wayne had an appointment with the US Consulate on Dec. 3rd but Jedidiah's visa was turned down because they said we needed a Thai Court document showing Legal Guardianship, what we had was not enough! So we were VERY discouraged, not knowing what to do. Bonnie Sue was due to return to the US on Dec. 6th. However, God intervened and put us in touch with a Christian Thai lawyer, whom we knew, but did not know he was involved in adoption issues. Thanks to Pastor Jonathan Vickers, actually his wife, Judy (!), she called Lawyer Joey and he agreed to see us right away. He spent the next day with us and we gathered documents and photos for him. He had to file the papers the very next day in order to get an appointment for the Court interview. When he went to the office there the following day, everyone had left!! (this was a Friday). However, the very man he needed to see had forgotten something and returned for it. He was able to get us an appointment for next week, Dec. 12th, it was the LAST appointment available until February!! So the Lord really performed a miracle! We are rejoicing so much in that! Also, since Bonnie Sue had to cancel her flight back to the US, she also had to designate a new return date. That was before the court interview appointment was made. So the Lord blessed in that too so that she did not have to cancel twice!! I (Bonnie Sue) have to return to Thailand on Feb. 6th for the Court Proceedings to obtain the Legal Guardianship. Bonnie Sue returns to the US Dec. 17th. Wayne and Jedidiah will NOT be home for Christmas this year, but hopefully, prayerfully, by February!
Please PRAY that this Legal Guardianship will satisfy the US Consulate and they will issue a visa for Jedidiah, pray for our finances as we were not expecting all these new expenses (change airline flight, Thai lawyer for guardianship, my return flight in February and Wayne and Jedidiah's return flights in February. We know GOD IS ABLE and always causes us to triumph in Christ Jesus!!
THANK YOU so very much for all the prayers and encouragement you have sent our way!
Blessings,
Bonnie Sue, Wayne, Jedidiah and the "tribe"
