August 2009

Hi Everyone!

First the good news....
We have some exciting news about Auddy's progress -- Connie and Steve
Nuest plus Barb Goulet and Ashley Nuest (plus Ashley's roommate) we in
Haiti in July and were able to spend time with Auddy. Her english has
gotten better and she was able to TRANSLATE for Connie when they went
to Good Samaratan Orphanage (where Auddy is originally from). That is
the best news we have heard in months! We are excited that she is
doing well at Tom's. She is growing taller and gaining a little
weight and she is loving all the groups that are coming into Tom's
home and staying there. It has given her a chance to learn more
english and has helped her blossom. She is also going to get to go
to real school this fall with Tom's boys.

Then the bad news... and a request to pray!!
On the adoption note... We are at a stand still. Vera (our adoption
processer) says there are still some issues with Auddy's parents death
certificates. If we can not get this figured out with the death
certificates, Vera says that the US embassy will not issue a visa for
Auddy to immigrate to the US (when that time comes.) Please be
praying for a paperwork miracle!

Vera will be going to Jeremy to look for this paperwork sometime
between August 17th and August 28th to find what we need. When
someone dies in the tribe, it is suppose to be recorded in an tribal
log book. Then every year, the log book is suppose to be brought to
Port a Prince to be put in the archives. Vera could not find the
record of their deaths in the archives. A couple of possibilities
exist, maybe the log book has not been delivered to PAP because the
tribe could not afford to buy a new one. Maybe it wasn't recorded in
the log book but there could be other records in the church or some
where else in Jeremy. We need to find documentation or we can not
proceed. Please be praying for this to be settled so that we can move
forward.

Miracles happen every day in Haiti ( and here too of course!) . I
talked to Vera recently and we haven't given up hope but they do need
to come up with some specific paperwork to get this moving. Pray
specifically for Vera's trip to Jeremy between August 17th and 28th.
Pray that she will find what she needs so that we can bring Auddy
home. We need proof of Auddy's parents death.


A request to sign a petition.....
There is some legislation out that would eliminate the biggest and
hardest step in the Haiti process and that is the visa. Please sign
the petition on the link below.
I have also attached the details of the bill if you are interested