Monday, January 26, 2009

Just to let you know, Luke's individual interview, which was supposed to be tomorrow has been cancelled, as the social worker has a legal meeting somewhere else.
This gives us a little more time to get our heads around the paperwork at least! We will let you know when it has been rescheduled.

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Well, we have completed day 1. It was a long day and pretty intense. We covered all the topics listed below and more! It was great to be in a room of people who were in the same position as us, and we didn't need to explain our situation to anyone! We were fairly brain dead by the end, and as all the training is in Oxford it was a while before we got home. However, it felt good to start the journey more officially, and we were given lots to think about. We talked as groups, listened to the two social workers, and watched video clips. All very helpful.
We met some lovely people, no one really local but very kind and helpful. We look forward to getting to know them better next time!
Next is a couple of interviews, then on to day 2. We still have loads of paper work to do, and now a big blue folder too!
Thanks for all of your ongoing support,

Thursday, January 15, 2009

We thought we would let you know what our preparation days hold as we attend each one. We have been given a run down of each day, so here is day 1:
  • The Adoption Process
  • The Adoption Assessment
  • ICA (Inter Country Adoption) Process: From Panel to Completion
  • Thinking About Parenting
  • Parenting Children from Overseas
  • The Impact of the Past on the Adopted Child
  • Institutional Care
  • Attachment in Action

A breeze then really! Should be a pretty intense day but very informative.

If you are praying for us, please pray that we get to know the other families on the course with us. We have heard from others how, the friends you make on these days can become friends for life. They are other people in the same boat, and we are really hoping to connect with them, and increase our network of those who have been, or are going through the same things and emotions as us. There is something special about going through this at the same time as another family, and it would be amazing if someone there also shared our faith!

We leave Taunton this Sunday, so we are ready for Monday without battling traffic (we had to request the day off work). We will update you all on how the day went after that, then the interviews begin!

We are still working through the paper work. We hope we are doing it all right! You are never quite sure what the right thing to write down is, as we have been told we need to include just the right ammount of detail!! Guess we'll soon find out! Thanks for your prayers,


Thursday, January 08, 2009

Happy New Year!
This is the year we plan to make lots of progress towards building our family and seeing God do amazing things!
We are going to our first training day soon, and are in touch already with other families that are adopting this year. We are keen to get going, and although we have many big decisions to make, we know we are in the will of God!
We trust you all had a great Christmas, and will let you know soon what training day one will hold.