The Metz family

The Metz family

Monday, February 3, 2014

So what happens now?

Hi friends!

     We have been so encouraged by the support of many of you so far in this process....hugs, prayers, and sharing in our joy mean so much to us! Because many of you have asked how to effectively pray for us, and also how to help by fundraising, we added some info in both areas to this blog.
     We've listed a few general prayer requests (you can see them over on the right) and we'll change/ update/ add to them as things change.  We have also incorporated a way to donate financially from this site (via Paypal) if God moves you to share in our adventure in this way. We are grateful for both areas of help- but we want to keep our eyes on Christ throughout this process, so please remember to pray for us! Our God is powerful and awesome and hears our prayers!

     As we have shared our plans, many of you have asked us "so what happens now?"  Well, this is where we are and where we are heading next....
     We have begun the "Home Study" part of our adventure.  The Home Study consists of paperwork, doctor appointments/clearances, FBI fingerprinting, criminal checks, child abuse clearances, more paperwork, references, interviews with our caseworker, more paperwork, required reading, omework essays, CPR class for Dave (Nifer already has this completed), more paperwork, adoption training, and a visit to our house to be sure its safe and acceptable for a baby. (and then likely more paperwork for good measure!) :)  How long will this take....we dont really know but some of the paperwork (FBI fingerprinting etc) takes up to 8 weeks to come back.  The length of this depends a lot on how smoothly the logistics go, and the ease of getting paperwork signed and completed.
    At the completion of all of this we will begin our "wait time".  This could be anywhere from 1 day (this would be pretty unusual) to 1 year.  So, as you see, this could be a very long "pregnancy" for us, but we are willing to wait to meet the baby God has for us!  He already knows who he or she is, and has the perfect plan designed to bring us together!

     I hope this helps explain this part of the process a little bit....we are happy to answer any questions and share with you any time!  Thank you, again, for adventuring with us!
  

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