Wahoo!!
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So last month we were told that we would likely now see any more referrals until June/July-ish due to the new requirement that the orphanage try for a minimum of two months to secure a home and funding for a child in country prior to being referred.
Then, all of the sudden, over Easter weekend we learned that our agency gave out three referrals. Apparently, Ethiopia has decided that all of the kids who were “paperwork” ready over the 8 month closure are exempt from this new 2 month wait period. We have no idea how many children that is but are hopeful that they will be matched with forever families soon.
With all of the changes in process over the last month, we have no idea what the new referral pattern will be. Ideally it will be similar to before the closure, but we are trying to guard our hearts from false hope.
So without further ado, our new number is……
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