The latest...

The latest from our Adoption Agency Director : A Pitsburgh Law Firm has been hired (by who I am not 100% sure) to help get the kids in the Orphanages "Humanitarian Parole" And, they are hopeful this will be the answer to getting them home!

Things continue to change here on an hour to hour basis. I am supposed to leave here in 45 minutes to have dinner at a friends and I am sure when I return things will have changed again!

I can't believe it is possible Avery could be home soon...dare I say days?? weeks?? We have NOTHING ready... I mean NOTHING! Before the earthquake, we were on track to have her home most likely 2011. Not next week!!! But all those things are so unimportant, we just want her here...whether we are at all ready or not!!!

She is 2, we have no 2 year old toys, no crib put together, no 2 year old winter clothes...time to get organized!!!! This is so exciting it doesn't seem real and to be honest, I am trying to assume she won't be here in days so I don't get my heart broken should that not happen.

Continuing to pray for the safety of the orphans.

Life Right now in Haiti

To get just a glimpse of what life is like in Haiti today, visit the Livesay's Family Blog.

JCiCS Update

Just receieved this email.....things are changing by the hour around here.

Humanitarian Parole
It is the position of Joint Council that the U.S. government should immediately grant humanitarian parole to all Haitian children being adopted by a U.S. family. At present, Joint Council is appealing with the U.S. government, specifically the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to issue humanitarian paroles for any child that has been referred to an American family. If DHS issues humanitarian paroles, the children would not need a visa to enter the U.S. and be united with you. This would minimize the paperwork and possibly eliminate the need to find documents, which have been destroyed in the earthquake. Given the urgent needs of the children and the fact that they have you, we believe that humanitarian parole is the most humane solution. We will continue to work this weekend and into next week to achieve this goal. Again, please remember that at this time, we do not have confirmation from the Department of Homeland Security regarding humanitarian parole, but we are working towards that goal.

From our many, many meetings with Members of Congress, the Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security, we feel that you should know that your government is working very hard to find a solution which will help get your children into the safe, permanent and loving setting of your family.

Another update...Desperation is setting in.

This is from a fellow adoptive parent, who was recently given this message...

The O needs prayers NOW!

Pierre is in DESPERATE NEED of CASH on hand. He cannot access the money through donations since banks are destroyed/closed.

O is either out of (or will be soon) of:
DRINKING WATER
FOOD
FORMULA
MEDICINES
CHARCOAL
IV FLUIDS
DIESEL

There is a sign out to alert the military helicopters that are flying over that it is an orphanage that needs help. Apparently the 82nd Airborne is not there.

1 nanny has died (we don't know know which one); another nanny has lost her own child (not at the orphanage).

They are working on getting paperwork together to identify each child and where they belong (possibly to whom they belong) in case of evacuation. There is no evacuation plan yet.

Please don't call Kim at this time (this isn't coming from Kim), but she is inundated and is trying to contact who she can.

Please pray!!! Pray for what they have to miraculously multiply supplies like Elisha and the oil!!! Pray God sends SOMEONE who can help!

I think the O is at #32 Delmas 31, Port-au-Prince.

The NEWEST UPDATE...not a rumor!

Some families are getting VISAS for their children as I type this!!!!! Those familes have "Adoption Decrees" for their chidlren which is one of the last steps of Haiti adoptions. That is such great great news!!!! Those adoption decrees were already issued before the earthquake took place.

However, this leaves the majority of us out. After two years in the process, we weren't that far along. So we are still all praying, hoping, pleading for a solution that includes all matched families.

Stay tuned for more updates....

Rumors

Found out that most the info from my last post was rumors...there was not a State Meeting at 10am today and there have been no visas issued for any Orphanages as of yet.

Makes you wonder who is starting these rumors, ugh.

We did find out that Kiki, who processes the adoption paperwork at our orphanage was found alive. So that was obviously very welcoming news. Everyone was starting to fear for his life after we hadn't heard of his whereabouts in a few days.

If anything new comes about, I am going to be very careful in posting without first verifying its accuracy. Still waiting to hear an update on how Haitian adoptions will be handled. Hopefully we'll know something soon....

On the brink of a miracle

I have been on email and facebook ALL NIGHT! I can't sleep.

There are so many messages, stories, and signs that a miracle is going to happen for the children of Haiti...some have already started! Every adoptive parent I know has been writing, emailing, getting inviewed on the news, to spread the need for the kids to come home. They'll be safe here and there will be so many more (so unfortunate) orphans that will need a place to stay.

We have gotten word that an ENTIRE orphange has permission to fly their kids to the US, they are just working out the logistics. Not our orphanage, but still....so exciting.

Another family got visas for their four Haitian children and the kids will travel to US tomorrow with a mission group that was already in Haiti. Amazing!

The thought that maybe, just maybe our little girl (and many many others) "might" be home soon is really unbelievable. I am trying not to get my hopes up but it sure is hard not to dream of the possibilities after hear of these two stories tonight!

Can't wait to see what news we hear tomorrow!! We are more than ready (well, we need to buy a few things...like a matress for her bed!) for our little girl to come home!!!! PLEASE!!!!!