New Info.

So, we had another monthly Gladney conference call on Wednesday. The only reason I'm posting the details is for anyone who might be reading this to gather more info. about the Ethiopian adoption process. I know when I was researching I got A TON of the most up to date info. from blogs and I always appreciated as much info. as anyone was willing to share.
As of this month the wait times for referrals are:
0-12 months: average 8 month wait from submission of dossier
13 months and up: average wait time of 4 months

The courts will be closed from August 8th to September 25th for the rainy season. What this means is that the courts will not be issuing decisions during that time. Paperwork can still be submitted to the courts for review through August but families will not receive a court date until after the 25th of September. Families that receieve a referral before the courts close but who do not get their paperwork submitted to the courts before the end of August will have to submit after the courts reopen. At this time there is usually a backlog of those families that did submit paperwork before the August deadline. Pretty confusing huh?

All that being said we were told that court paperwork must be submitted by the end of May in order to get a court date before the rainy season.

What does this mean for our family? Well, we requested 0-18 months so that could mean we could get a referral in the next few weeks. We're praying that is the case. Or we could have at least 4 more months until a referral and then several more months until travel. We really don't know.
What we do know is that God is in complete control of this situation. He's shown us how amazing His providence is this week and we are in awe of the way He works in the details of our lives. Whatever the timing is, we truly have a peace that it will be perfect and for our good and His glory.