News from our adoption agency was as we expected, not full of new information and left it still hanging in the air as to when Ava will get to come home. Basically the only thing we do know, is God knows the exact time and day, and we have to be patient and trust for his perfect timing. Her is a bit of the email that was sent via our adoption agency:
Today, September 1, 2008, the current Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the United States and Vietnam expires. As a result, intercountry adoption is effectively suspended until a new MOA is signed and implemented by both countries. Joint Council sees the suspension of intercountry adoption as a tragedy for children and for the families willing to provide a loving family to Vietnamese orphans.
Joint Council and its Member Organizations remain committed to the children and families of Vietnam and continue to work closely with both governments. Completing existing adoption cases and putting a new MOA in place remain the top priorities.
Joint Council remains confident that a new MOA is achievable especially in light of recent events. Joint Council’s A Child’s Right Campaign, the subsequent letter from Members of the U.S. Congress to the Department of State, arrests of corrupt practitioners in Vietnam, a discussion of the Hague Convention by Vietnam’s National Assembly, a joint statement by President Bush and Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung, the U.S. Department of State’s official request for a lead Vietnamese negotiator and other recent events, all demonstrate that both parties take this seriously and are interested in resolving this crisis.
The adoption agency continues to seek clarity on all aspects of the adoption process in Vietnam and have suggested that the DIA refrain from returning family dossiers to their respective adoption service provider at this time. Unfortunately many questions remain such as when a new MOA is in place, will existing dossiers be considered valid. When this and other determinations are made, the adoption agency will notify us promptly.
Rich and I have been encouraged by the adoption agency to keep our dossier in country and that they are still hopeful an agreement can be reached by the end of 2008 or early 2009. So, as before, we are just waiting and looking forward to the day we get our referral as well as get to go and get Ava.
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