Called the US Embassy today and spoke with someone who "couldn't tell me [her] name over the phone". I was trying to make an appointment with someone to turn in our i800 form. The lady kept telling me that I can get my fingerprints there but I am to file it in the U.S. I tried to explain that I had specific instructions to file it there at the embassy. I told her that if I file it in the US they will send something to our home address (Matt and Beth's) telling us to come to Charlotte for our fingerprints. She said the last word she got was that we are supposed to file it there. WHO KNOWS. This might sound ugly, but sometimes I just want to talk to an AMERICAN at MY embassy. I have written Robyn our Country Coordinator and asked her about all of this. I am waiting to hear back from her. Towards the end of our conversation the anonymous lady said she felt that she needed to "prepare me". She said no one has been approved who has applied for the i800 b/c the kenyan government has not been compliant with the Hague. I could have cried on the phone after she said that but where has that gotten me? I pushed my emotions aside and finished our conversation. I kept telling myself that it's God's timing and reminding myself that HE has called us to this. But I also kept seeing my child's dark brown eyes. I thought of them getting older as they wait for the Kenyan government to decide to be compliant...
When we got home we told Graig and Sara and she said that she would have cried for the rest of the day. But I have been there and done that and it ended up being just fine in the end. We just have to keep reminding ourselves that we are PASSIONATE about orphans and justice because GOD made us passionate about these things.
so let us not catch Debbie Downer syndrome just yet...
Oh my word. Catching up. I know this is an old post. BUT, just wanted to say, I love you and miss you more than you could ever know.
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