We are happy to announce that we submitted to PAIR last week! This is a new process in Ethiopia that we have to get through in order to receive a court date. We are not sure how long this will take, but estimates are around 2 to 4 months (I think)! Once we receive our PAIR letter, we will receive a court date. The court date could be anywhere from 1 to 3 weeks from the PAIR letter date, so we will possibly have to travel fairly quickly after receiving this letter. The first trip will be to meet Jackson and go to court. We will not be bringing him home on our first trip.
How can you help?! Buy a T SHIRT! We have a few t shirts left. Send an email to allyson_barden@hotmail.com if you would like to purchase one. Short sleeve are $15 and long sleeve are $17. I will list sizes available below. Send me your RECIPES! Some very good friends of ours are working on a cook book and we need recipes! You can email them to me at the email above. I will post more when I know information about ordering the books. PRAY! Here are some specific prayer requests:
1. That Jackson will begin to learn who we are to make the transition easier when we bring him home (he will be receiving his first care package next week which includes an album with all of our pictures in it).
2. That we will be able to raise the money needed to make the two trips to bring him home.
3. That our paperwork will go through all of the processes without any hiccups!
4. That God will give us peace in our wait. This wait is very hard as we long to meet and hold our son!
5. That God will work out timing of our travel as it relates to jobs and the kids being taken care of here.
There are so many more, but these are the specific ones that come to mind right now. Thank you for your continued support. We are overwhelmed by God's grace carrying us through this process and how He has placed so many people in our path to help us on this journey!
In Him,
Justin and Allyson
T shirts available: Short Sleeve - 4 M, 2 L, 3 XL; Long Sleeve - 1 M, 2 L
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