Bob is in Tirana after an uneventful flight. He found out that the issue with the passport wasn’t that the passport wasn’t finished it was that the country had run out of the books to make the passports. So this morning he went to the office in Tirana to find out what to do and they issued him Mariada’s passport! He did say that they are now telling people that passports are going to take 4-6 weeks from now on. He said the line was huge and people were more than a little upset that he received the passport when they have been waiting for much longer.
Tomorrow Mariada will have some blood drawn and then they have to go to an Embassy doctor for a physical, Bob has already made sure that they will be able to accomplish both these tasks in one day and has been assured that they can. On Wednesday he has the interview with the Embassy and that’s it, the Visa will be issued and they fly home on Friday!
He said that Mariada is speaking much more in English. She is very excited about coming home and that so far her attitude is overall better than before. Not that it was too bad before, but I am sure that leaving the orphanage environment has lighted some of that harshness we were seeing.
I’ll keep you posted as I get info from Bob!
Thank you for the prayers!
2 comments:
We've been following your story for about a year now. We are so excited for you! Praise God! We know it has been a long road with lots of obstacles, but you are almost there now. You have run the race well. You have kept your faith. You have thought of your daughter more than yourselves. Can't wait to hear that she's actually in your home safe with her forever family!
Hello,
Randy and I just got caught up on your amazing adoption story. It brought back so many memories for us. Just reading it made us give Antonela a HUGE hug and kiss. There is not a day that goes by that we are not so happy and relieved to have her home.
I will never forget the stress of the actual process in Albania. I actually returned home with two cracked teeth as a result of the stress and tension of the whole process.
I can only imagine your relief today. Finally you can start to live life with all 3 of your children in America.
Please contact me if you would like. thebaronsix@sbcglobal.net.
We will keep your family in our prayers as the next chapter in all of your lives unfolds.
Randy and Katie Baron
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