.....And Still Waiting Some More

It's now June 22nd and we're still waiting patiently. Although our coordinator has not confirmed that our paperwork has moved, it should now be en-route to the MOE.

This is an exciting but frustrating time for us as we're waiting for confirmation that our paperwork is moving and are still trying to figure out where in Kazakhstan we'll be heading once we get the long awaited Letter of Invitation (LOI). Our coordinator has some contacts in Petropovlosk (Petropavl, KZ) who are checking the regional registry of orphans. Although some "prospective candidates" may be found, there is still no guarantee since Kazakh law prohibits pre-selection.

Time lines are getting tough though... Knowing how long the "in country" portion of the process takes, it is unlikely that Cathe will be able to stay for the entire process and still make it back in time for the start of school. On to plan B...

This evening we watched a show on the History Channel called "Building the Future" which showed the new pyramid building in Astana. About 30 seconds after the segment started, our neighbor across the street called to see if we were watching. What a neat structure! Kazakhstan is really trying to build some world-class buildings to update their cities. http://www.hughpearman.com/articles5/pyramid.html

Thanks to everyone for the prayers and encouragement. We'll update the blog as soon as we know anything.