Still Working on the Home Study Agency Dilemma

We are still working on the dilemma with our home study agency license. It has been a big mess, but I think our facilitator has found a solution. Basically, our home study was completed by a certified social worker operating independently through her own business. She in no way violated any laws set by the state of WV. The problem is that we have to submit a home study agency license with our dossier. Our home study agent does not have a home study agency license, because there is no such license in the state of WV. However, the country that we are adopting from requires that license before they will approve us to adopt.

We have been very concerned that we would have to repeat our home study, which would mean that we would have to completely start over with EVERYTHING that we have done up until this point for our dossier. In addition to the two months worth of work that would be lost, we would also have to pay between $2,000 to $3,000 for a new home study. Also, the adoption agency that would perform it, this time, told me it would take 3 months to complete it.

As of right now, it appears that our facilitator has found an angel to help us out! She works for a child placement agency and has an "adoption agency" license, which the girls' country will accept! The problem is that her office is located over 400 miles away from us. She is the only person that we have found that is willing to take over from our existing home study without making us complete the entire thing over again. It would cost us a few hundred dollars, rather than a few thousand, and she says she could have it completed within 2 weeks!! She is going to check with one more agency near us to see if they will help us by taking over. This agency that she is calling has refused to do the same in the past. If they will not help us, she may. We haven't received a definite answer from her yet, but we are praying so hard that she will be able to help us. It's a really far drive for her and we are just praying that she will do this for us if we pay her extra mileage and get her a hotel room.

Please be praying that this will work out! We can't afford to lose 5 months of our time because of Nadia. Nadia is scheduled for transfer in July. I realize that whatever happens is because it is God's will, but we are praying and hoping for a quick and effective solution!

I will update and let everyone know what transpires as soon as I get an answer today.

Thanks so much for your prayers and for following our journey. Please remember all of the little orphans in the world in your prayers. Also, please remember Dylan Pierce in your prayers. He is the newborn son to my cousin Brandy and her husband Cliff Pierce. He was suctioned out at birth and this caused a fracture in his skull. He still has some swelling from it, but all in all appears to be doing very well! He passed his hearing screening Monday, and that was an answered prayer! He failed his initial hearing screening due to the swelling on his little head. He has another hearing test in 6 months. Pray that will also be a praise report! Thanks so much for remembering all of these requests in your prayers! It means a lot to us!