The Town of Odyssey

Posted: **Wed Aug 27, 2008 8:44 pm**

How cool! That's so amazing!! $\:D/$

Posted: **Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:37 am**

Praise The Lord!! I'm glad to hear you can adopt her now!! I'm sorry to hear that she's sick, I'm still praying for you!

Posted: **Thu Aug 28, 2008 9:55 am**

Oh wow!! That is utterly amazing! $\:D/$

Posted: **Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:07 pm**

Yay!!! I'm so happy for ya'll! $\:D/$

I'll continue to pray that everything else will workout, and that Hallie will get well.

Posted: **Sat Aug 30, 2008 5:05 pm**

I praise the Lord for all that He does...God is good all the time, and all the time, He is good. There's nothing better than the joy that comes from Him.

I'm super happy for you and your family, Lena! You're getting a new baby sister! Haha, yes! Hugs all around!

Posted: **Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:59 pm**

So how has Hallie been doing??

Posted: **Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:53 am**

Hey everyone. We still haven't heard about Hallie's health, but that is a good thing. If she were still sick, we would have heard about it by now

. In the meantime, I have something else to ask everyone to pray for. Here's a copy of the entry I made in the group Facebook group Help Bring Hallie Home:

Help Bring Hallie Home Entry wrote:9/19/2008- Where we are now- Hey everybody. I felt it was time to do an update on the adoption. Right now, we're waiting for Vietnam to release all of Hallie's paperwork and all information that they know regarding her. After Vietnam releases her information, we send it all in (with more paperwork) to the United States Immigration. Then, they will review everything, and give us their approval for adoption called an "I-600." Approval is NOT guaranteed- this is something we also need to pray for. After we receive the I-600 approval, we can set travel dates. So, here's the other thing that we need to pray for now: Vietnam has been taking forever to release the adoptive child's paperwork, and America has been taking even longer to produce an I-600 approval (about 5 to 6 months). This is horrible because it would mean that we won't be able to bring Hallie home until then. We want her home now. She's not an orphan anymore, she has a family. We see no need for her to continue living in an orphanage. She's just growing older without her family. Not to mention, the orphanages in southern Vietnam have been infested with scabies. They have no proper treatment in Vietnam to cure it (they only have medication to help the kids deal with it). We already have the medication to cure it the minute we get her, but we cannot do that until we have her in our arms. So, in the meantime, she suffers from scabies.
Thank you all for your prayers. God has worked so many miracles thus-far, this will be nothing for Him to do.

Posted: **Fri Sep 19, 2008 9:58 am**

I'll keep her in my prayers, Lena. It's such a blessing that you've gotten this far, may God's grace lead her home.

Posted: **Fri Sep 19, 2008 3:13 pm**

I am sure God wants this little girl with you and your family. He will provide a way for her to come soon. In the meantime, we pray.

Posted: **Fri Sep 19, 2008 4:22 pm**

I'll definitely continue praying for you and for Hallie, Lena. God's timing is always perfect, just put your trust in Him.

Posted: **Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:41 pm**

I'll be praying.

Posted: **Sat Sep 20, 2008 8:04 pm**

I will definitley keep you and her in my prayers..

Posted: **Tue Nov 25, 2008 11:14 am**

Hey everyone! Nothing like bumping up an old thread (haha), but I have an update $\:D/$ !! Hallie's paperwork was released today and the I-600 was filed! Now, we're just waiting for the US government to approve the adoption, and then the Giving and Receiving (the day where Vietnam formally gives Hallie to us and recognizes our adoption in a ceremony) date will be set!

PLEASE pray that the approval will be granted quickly, and that our Giving and Receiving date will be soon. We are praying that Hallie will be home with us for her first Christmas

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Posted: **Tue Nov 25, 2008 2:31 pm**

This is the good kind of bump.

I'm glad to hear that things are progressing well, and I'll be praying that the final steps will go smoothly and quickly!

Posted: **Tue Nov 25, 2008 4:23 pm**

Praise the Lord that all has gone well so far. I'll be praying for you all. I'm so glad it has all worked out.

Posted: **Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:43 pm**

Praise God! $\:D/$ He's going to bring her home for Christmas, I can feel it!

Posted: **Wed Nov 26, 2008 9:06 pm**

Wow! What awesome news to hear right before thanksgiving! That is so wonderful!

Posted: **Fri Dec 05, 2008 4:01 pm**

I am so excited for your family!!! I hope that you are able to get every thing figured out shortly and are able to have Hallie home very shortly. I will still be praying.

Posted: **Fri Dec 05, 2008 8:44 pm**

I've been following this thread for awhile, and I wanted to say how amazing it has been to see God's hand in this process in so many ways!

Posted: **Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:14 am**

Yes, yes, yes! *jumps around while hugging I&L*

Is your whole family going to go to get her in VN, or just your parents?

The Town of Odyssey

Hallie- my little sister- PLEASE read!