Friday, March 16, 2012

Somewhere in Bangalore . . .


. . . there is a little girl who might be our daughter someday! Yesterday we received some VERY welcome news from Dillon International, our adoption agency. Several Dillon families have been matched with an orphanage, and ours was one of them! It is such a joy to finally see something happening that will bring us closer to our daughter.

This news is by no means a guarantee, though -- the orphanage has the right to refuse our paperwork (if, for example, they have no children meeting the parameters for which we've been approved). So we will be holding our breath for the next few weeks, praying that they accept our dossier and that the next months will bring a referral.

For people who went through the process more than two years ago, this probably all sounds very strange. In the past, Dillon worked with only one orphanage in Kolkata. But with the revised process in India, all families become part of a "pool" of adoptive families under one government authority, and we are assigned to whichever orphanage currently has children with paperwork ready, or who meet the family's criteria. It's designed to be a faster way to place children in families -- and we certainly hope that will be true in the future.

For now, though, we wait for news from Bangalore . . . and pray for a good news for our friends who have not been matched with an orphanage this week.

9 comments:

Sarah said...

Oh my goodness! This is soooo exciting! I'm praying, praying, praying for you!!!

The Pfeiffer Family said...

WHOO-HOOO!!! It is so exciting to see that things are beginning to move again in India. Can't wait to see how the rest of your journey will unfold. Praying for a match in Bangalore!

April :-)

Building Bridges to Orphans said...

Sounds like promising news to me!! YEA!!! Will be praying they will move quickly!!!
Jenny

Building Bridges to Orphans said...

Sounds like promising news to me!! YEA!!! Will be praying they will move quickly!!!
Jenny

The Labontes said...

Such welcome news! So excited for you guys! Movement of any kind after so long is amazing.

Kristy

Leveta said...

Very cool.I'll be praying. I will be praying. I wonder if this means that much older people like myself and my hubby will be able to adopt.
Leveta

Julie & Patrick said...

Yay, hooray! Can't wait to hear more!

Julie

Emily said...

Woohooo!! Significant news, finally! I can't wait to hear more :)

Emily

Melanie said...

Oh how exciting! Praying that you will get some great news soon! We really liked Bangalore. : )
-Melanie