We Finally Got It!!!

One of the best days of my life for sure!! July 11th, 2016, sitting at my desk at work and of course every 30 minutes I'm looking at my phone. I have been needing a new phone for months because the sound for my ringer or text message does not work. I see a missed call from area code "336" and my heart skips a beat or two. 336 is the area code for Greensboro, NC where our agency is located. I immediately hit redial and the receptionist picks up. I ask to speak to Anna and she puts me on hold. Ana comes on the phone and is happy to hear from me! She states that she was just now calling Will and had left me a voice mail. Two minutes later I conference Will on the phone so we can all hear what she wants to tell us. She finally states that she has very exciting news and our referral has been released from IBESR!!!! She goes on to tells us his name, age, and birthday. While on the phone she sends us both an email with three pictures and a 40+ page attachment of legal documents, his history (medical/phych) and some information on his mother. When the call ends, I'm pretty much speechless and full of so much emotion. I could not focus at work for the rest of the day. It's been 27 1/2 months since we entered IBESR, 3 years since we started this process! Even tonight, two days later it seems unreal because everyday it felt like it was never going to happen and it took so much strength to wait this long. We had an appointment with a pediatric physician who specializes in international adoption to review his medical records. The appointment went really well and we have no concerns about the health report we were given. We are now planning our bonding trip to Haiti...finally!! 

Below is the email from the agency. I have left out some of the personal information about the child until he is legally ours. 

Dear Will and Amorie,

I am happy to introduce you to...............................................from Maison de Anges Crèche! The information that we have received from IBESR has been translated and attached.

Please take time to review and discuss the information with a medical doctor as well as with each other over the next couple of days and then we can plan to talk on Wednesday. If you have additional questions we can ask IBESR or MDA if any other information is available, but this is typical of the referral information provided by Haiti.

IBESR gives families 15 days from when they receive the information to notify them of their intent to proceed with the referral or not and requires an official acceptance letter and notification of when the family can come to Haiti to begin the 2 week bonding period.

I look forward to working with you on this important next step in your adoption journey!

Congratulations!

Anna

Anna Hull

Post-Adoption Coordinator | Haiti Case Manager

Carolina Adoption Services  

336.275.9660 ext. 131 | 1.800.632.9312 | f: 336.273.9804

301 North Elm Street, Suite 201, Greensboro, NC 27401

carolinaadoption.org  & Facebook

Referral Update (e-mail) July 6th, 2016

Hi Amorie and Will,

I wanted to let you know that I have heard from Daniel and Silvia who went to IBESR again today. They have been told that your file is being routed within IBESR, although they aren’t able to confirm where it is in the process. It is not much, since that does not speak to how long it will take to complete the routing, but I think that it does indicate that your case is being actively addressed during this final stage. Since I said that I would keep you updated, I wanted to let you know. I will be in touch as I hear more.

Thanks,

Anna 

Anna Hull

Post-Adoption Coordinator | Haiti Case Manager

Carolina Adoption Services  

336.275.9660 ext. 131 | 1.800.632.9312 | f: 336.273.9804

301 North Elm Street, Suite 201, Greensboro, NC 27401

carolinaadoption.org  & Facebook