REFERRAL!

We are thrilled beyond words to announce that we have a referral! At 10:12 AM this morning, our adoption agency called to tell us that they have locked the file of a little BOY waiting in China.



We can not upload any photos of him to the web. I can tell you he is very cute. Here is some info about him.

His birthday is Oct 18, 2008. YES, 2008. He's 8 months old! He is currently in the Fujian Province of China. He has an unrepaired cleft lip & cleft palate. We are not sure if they will do surgery on his lip before we arrive in China.

We sent our Electronic Acceptance (EA) to China today. Our next step is to wait for the Pre-Approval (PA) from China. Then we wait for the Referral Acceptance (RA) from China. Once we receive the RA, we can post his photo everywhere. After RA, comes Travel Approval (TA). Then we travel. We are hoping to be able to travel by the end of this year.

Thank you for your prayers & support during our journey. We would like to ask that you continue to pray for us as we wait to bring our son home.

I bet you are wondering what his name is. Well, after a lot of thinking we have chosen to name him Ethan William. Ethan means "Firm, Strong". William means "Strong-Willed Warrior". And of course William is after Bill.

Now we need to get ready for a BOY! We're so excited and thrilled. Praising and Thanking God today.

Until next time......