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Updated Timeline

Here is our updated timeline. The explanation of what each means is on our very first post.

OUR TIMELINE:

DOB: 8/23/03
Birth Name: Marlon Antonio
Accepted referral: 11/23/06
Special COfA Court Ruling: 7/10/07 (FINALLY!!!!!)
Entered FC: 7/11/07
Done with FC: 12/3/07

PGN with no PA: 12/27/07
PGN KO: 1/2/08 --no PA
Enter PA: 1/2/08
Exit PA: 4/9/08 (99 days)

Back in PGN : 4/22/08
PGN Out: ?
Pink: ?
Home: ?

More Delays -- GRRRR!!!!!!!

One step foreward....two steps back.

We just learned that the Attorney General in Guatemala was replaced, along with all of the cabinet posts beneath him. What does this mean? It means more delays and possibly new rules to the adoption process.

In my last post, I said that Matthew will be home in July. Well, that just flew out the window. I can honestly say that we believe that he will not be home in time to start school in the fall and will not be here for his birthday on August 23rd.

We need prayers.......BADLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Love, Todd

PGN - 4/22/08

WE ARE FINALLY IN PGN!!!!!!

What does this mean? PGN or the Attorney General of Guatemala is reviewing our adoption file to give the FINAL "OK". This usually takes 8 weeks but has been known to finish in as few as 3 weeks or as long as 8 months. Because our file is in order, we're hoping to have Matthew home for the 4th of July!!!

News Update 4/14/08

We heard from a family that just came back from a visit and they mentioned that Matthew is going to pre-school in Guatemala City. They said that he told them, IN ENGLISH, that he loves school. We sent an email to the orphanage director to confirm this and are waiting for a reply.

99 Red Balloons!!!!!

On day 99, today, we received Pre-Approval from the US Embassy.

Next stop....PGN!!!

"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from…the Father.” James 1:17

More Embassy Drama

Just as we were able to fix the drama in the first I-72, we were issued another one. We were asked to re-do our fingerprints even though they are not expired. That's total B.S.!!! Oh, I forgot to mention the typical waiting time for Pre-Approval is 60 days. Today, April 5, 2008, is day 95.

I made it a point to contact Pete Visclosky's office again and I hope he can fix this like he did the last one. At this point, we don't know where else to turn. Our attorney is lazy, our agency wants us to stay silent and be patient, the orphanage director is impossible to get in touch with, and the US Embassy is full of red tape and lies. For my Theta Xi buddies, "Brother Bam-Bam" may have to visit Guatemala City to get Matthew the same way he got Luke from the Kappa Alpha house!!

Below is the letter our congressman sent the wonderful people at the US Embassy- Guatemala. I hope this does it!! GET 'EM PETE!!!!