Family and Friends,
It has been awhile since we have had any updates. Today we got confirmation that the talks in Vietnam are postponed. There was a miscommunication with the DIA and the Dept. of State and due to that there is nothing officially scheduled. They are hopeful they will happen starting in December, but that is not for sure. In talking with our agency today, she mentioned it could be a long time before Vietnam opens up again to adoptions. Once again we find ourselves revisiting the question of "Is Ava really in Vietnam?" Our agency has encouraged us to either pull our dossier out of Vietnam completely or do another country in conjuction with Vietnam. We could decide to go with whatever country sends us a referral first if we did the latter or take two children. Of course the blessing of 2 children would be wonderful, but that is also double the fees. So Rich and I will be talking, researching our options, and praying about this. On December 3rd we will be talking with our agency. In the meantime we have our agency mailing us some packets of information on 2 different countries.
Thank you to everyone who is following our journey of adoption. We appreciate all the feedback, encouraging words, and prayers.
Love,
Rich and Jill
