Hi everyone! We just wanted to fill you in on the progress of Matthew's adoption. All of our paperwork has been turned in to our agency in America. Adopting while living in China has been a little more difficult than adopting while living in the States. Cheryl and I had to fly to Shanghai to be fingerprinted for our state criminal background check. A little over a month later, Cheryl, Jenna and I had to fly to Guangzhou to be fingerprinted for our I-800 form. I flew down to Guangzhou first and then Jenna and Cheryl flew down a couple of days later. We did a one day trip to save money, though it was
very tiring. Once our agency receives the I-800 form they can get it all translated and sent here to China. We are so thankful to Show Hope (Steven Curtis & Mary Beth Chapman's foundation) for a very large grant towards Matthew's adoption. We are even more thankful for all our friends and family who have helped prayerfully (and financially).
As you can see in the pictures below Matthew has come a long way. Really, we did very little. We loved him, provided him with healthy nutrition, and got him basic medical care.
Did I mention that we loved him? He received lots and lots of hugs!
In His Service,
Rick
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| Feb 2013 |
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