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OK so the title of this article won’t become very clear by the end. In fact it isn’t until the close of our adoption that it becomes clear how close December 7th came to ending our adoption. However, before I get ahead of myself, let’s get back to the day we were having. You remember, I-171H needed, storage building, blah blah blah! Please be aware that this is a story of real people and events in their life. Their faith as expressed in these articles are not an endorsement of any particular faith by adoptionblogs.com. They are simply the real life sentiments of these adoptive parents!
Kristina writes in her journal:
I called Cody and told him that we needed another copy faxed. I asked him if he knew where the paper was because my fear was that in the midst of moving in could have been misplaced. Cody said he had most of our adoption papers in a folder with him and he would look in there. I said so if it is not in there you don’t know where it is? He told me yes. Cody searched in all of his papers but could not find the I-71H copy. He called and told me he was going to our storage building to see if he could find it there. He remembered he put some papers with my scrap booking stuff. Well to say the least, I was stressed.
I got off the phone with Cody and I was sitting in the living room by myself. Mia was taking a nap comfortably in our little room just a few feet away. I just started crying so angry and telling God I could not believe this was happening. In only a few seconds I stopped and realized I shouldn’t doubt God because of this. I immediately asked for forgiveness and prayed that I was still expecting a miracle and should have never doubted because this did not catch Him off guard even though Cody and I did not see it coming. I asked Him to help Cody to find the paper. I went to the kitchen and fixed me a snack after I was through eating I stood up and this unbelievable urge came over me to get on my knees and ask for help. I walked in the living room and knelt at the couch and started asking for His help in finding that paper. I asked Him to let the paper be in my scrapbook so Cody could find it. As I was finishing praying the phone rang. I picked it up and Mom Mummau was on the other end and she said Hi, at this point I am crying so I got my bearings and mustered a hello then she said how are you and I said ok how are you? Then she said Cody found the paper and he wants you to call him right now. PRAISE GOD I shouted then the tears just started flowing down my face like a river. WOW is the only thing I could think at that very moment. I called Cody just crying my eyes out with tears of joy and amazement.
I rushed back to the church and of course faxed yet another copy of the I-171H to our lawyer’s assistant. I then made about 15 copies of the document to keep in each location I might find myself (house, office, school, car, etc.) I went to check my email as I usually do and my jaw about broke my toe as it hit the floor. Quickly I dialed the hundreds of digits it seemed to take to connect my phone with Kristina’s.
“Listen” I said excitedly “I received emails from the embassy and I don’t want you to say anything until I am through.”
Skeptically she said she would but the tone of her voice showed she expected the worst. It was kind of that “I’ve got good news and I’ve got bad news” mentality.
The first email read…
The Mummau Series
1. Choosing To Adopt
2. Why International? Why Guatemala?
3. The Call From Guatemala
4. The Process Begins
5. A Prelude To Mia
6. How Can You “Choose” A Child – Leaving Others Behind?
7. Peer Into The Heart – Journal Entries
8. Meeting Maria – Finding Mia
9. Leaving Our Daughter…is that…no way!
10. Rivers of Waiting
11. Mistakes, Intentions, and Naivety – How Hope Began To Die
12. Alone in Guatemala and Waiting
13. Time Marches On – Goodbye Mia for Now
14. Joyful Gringos in Quetzaltenango
15. Mia Mia
16. Abuela Comes To The Rescue
17. Doctors, Couriers, and Delays
18. Even So, You Won’t Believe This
19. The Summer of Frustration Ends
20. Fall Approaches with Broken Hearts…Teeth
21. 1600 Miles from Tecpan (pt.1)
22. 1600 Miles from Tecpan (pt.2)
23. Kristina Comes Home
24. Mia’s First Steps
25. December’s Momentum
26. An Angel In The Embassy? I
27. An Angel in the Embassy? II
28. A Christmas to Remember…and Forget
29. Daddy’s 2nd Visit
30. Clash at The Embassy
31. We’re In The PGN! OK Let Us Out!
32. Accomodations
33. The Pencil – Never Give Up
34. Exiting the PGN…sort of
35. Exiting the PGN…yet again
36. Daddy Has Enough
37. The Countdown Begins
38. Easter Brings Hope
39. Sit With Me in San Cristobal
40. T-Minus a few things and counting
41. My New Favorite Color
42. Hope Becomes Reality-The Embassy Interview
43. Mia Mummau Goes Home
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