Forgive me two posts in one day, but I wanted to let everyone who is interested where we are in the Finder/Embassy/Agency/Orphanage saga. I hesitated to use the word facts in reference to anything I'm about to tell you because I'm just not sure of anything really.
First, Zack and I were really disappointed when we learned that the Finder interviewed schedule for today didn't happen. Our disappointment doesn't equal unbelief or wavering faith----we were just plain ole disappointed. Not in God, just the circumstances.
Second, I immediately contacted our case manager who is a sweet girl who works at our agency's office in North Carolina. She is always helpful, though a little awkward at times. (I can probably be described in the same way---helpful, but a little awkward at times.)
She contacted our agency's office in Ethiopia fondly referred to as CWAE and also the director of the orphanage that Melaku resides in known as Tikuret.
We learned many things from all of this contact.
Unbeknownst to us (and apparently the Embassy also) it is not CWAE's responsibility to get the Finder to the Embassy interview. It is the Tikuret orphanage's responsibility.
Apparently, the director of the orphanage set up an appointment with the Embassy before the Finder had been located in hopes of getting in the rotation of Embassy interviews and maybe locating the Finder in the meantime.
The Finder was not located and the interview was not kept. Also, the liaison from the orphanage did not contact the Embassy to inform them that the Finder had not been found and they would not be coming for the interview.
It was a classic "no show." I'm not sure this set very well with the Embassy.
Now, the person from the orphanage says she knows who the Finder is. It is not who we previously were told it was. Previously we were told it was a police officer in Hawassa.
It is...are you ready....a nurse. (SMH, too)
So said nurse has been on vacation apparently and the orphanage folks hadn't been able to locate her or "get in touch with her". ( Use those terms loosely---it is a third world country.)
The orphanage has decided to ask for another appointment next week sometime because they believe the Finder/Nurse will be home from vacation this upcoming Monday.
We trust God's timing and know it's best. We also understand that adoption is a picture of salvation and satan hates that and he hates our adoption and what it'll mean for Melaku.
Please, please, please pray, pray, pray that the Finder would indeed be found, that the Embassy would allow another interview appointment next week, the Finder would be at it, the Embassy would be satisfied and we would be cleared to travel.
Thank you all!! We appreciate you!
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