Thursday, April 18, 2013

Amazing NOC news!

K is very much on all of our minds!
Anya's kindergarten class is studying India this month. 
Inside this elephant, she wrote "to K_____, from Anya." 
Melted my heart! She also brought home a map of India that she colored,
and she had drawn a boat in the ocean, and wrote "K____'s boat."
And just to bring a tear to my eye, her sweet teacher had
drawn in dot and written "Bangalore" on Anya's map.

I can hardly believe it's true . . . but we received an e-mail yesterday saying that we received NOC

Early last week, our orphanage e-mailed to say that the state clearance board had mailed our paperwork to CARA, so we were prepared for a much longer wait.  The shortest we expected was one month, as one recent family experienced -- so we were in shock when we read the e-mail from Jynger, our agency rep.

That means our NOC was granted in about ONE WEEK!  Amazing! 

Now our case will head into the court system.  We have no idea what to expect about how long court will take in our city . . . one recent family's case was very fast (one month), but another agency sent word that it can take as long as 9 - 12 months. 

So we are praying for another happy surprise, but prepared for anything . . . and thanking God for this awesome turn of events!

17 comments:

Nikki said...

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nikki said...

YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

No Greater Love said...

Oh my goodness!!!!! Amazing news, Nancy. Soooo happy for you. :)

No Greater Love said...

Oh my goodness!!!!! Amazing news, Nancy. Soooo happy for you. :)

Jessica said...

I'm so excited for you guys!! Woohoo!! K's coming home...and I'm praying sooner rather than later!

Kristen said...

CRYING TEARS OF JOY!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my goodness, I am THRILLED for you - and the other families because this means movement!!!!

Auburn said...

What?!!! Hallelujah!!! My heart started beating out of my chest...I just couldn't believe what I was reading! YAY!!!

Julie & Patrick said...

Got my happy dancing shoes on! This is the best of news...I know the courts will step into high gear as well. Smiling and feeling so full of hope for all my friends in the waiting game!!

WhooHoo
Julie

Sarah said...

Wow! Wow! Wow! So happy for you!!!!

Arnold family said...

WHAT WONDERFUL NEWS!!!!

Colista said...

This IS HAPPY NEWS! Rejoicing with your family! Wow! One week! That is awesome. Have a blessed weekend~

Miche said...

Oh SUPER YAYAYAYAY!!! I'm so very excited for you guys!!! YAY!

Cristy said...

Woot! Woot! That's amazing!!!

The Fraley Family said...

Yea!! SOOO happy for you!! That is great news. Praying things continue to move along smoothly and swiftly for you!!

Teresa said...

That is such wonderful news. Hoping for the courts to grant you guardianship quickly. Before you know it she will be home. Congrats

The Labontes said...

HOW DID I MISS THIS POST!!! Congratulations, Nancy and family! Love to hear movement, and this is a big one! Prayers for continued and quick progress.
The Labontes

TLC said...

Wow... awesome news!