Pre-IBESR

This week marks the three month mark of our dossier being in Haiti.

Response to an E-mail from us today from our social worker:

We have received everything and your dossier and all important documents are in Haiti in what we call pre-IBESR.  This is basically making sure that everything is being reviewed and waiting to be accepted by IBESR.  We are all in a wait and see situation as we have no idea about timelines and what each step is going to look like with the "new process."  In fact many of us are wondering if IBESR is sure of what the new process is going to entail.  There is not suppose to be the need for dispensation any longer, but we are not sure of exactly when that is going to be in effect.

I am sorry that I don't have anymore clear answers, but we just don't at this point in time.

I clarified with her what pre-IBESR means:

If I am understanding the process correctly pre-IBESR means that someone there (IBESR) is looking at the dossier and once accepted you get your number for submission.

As with any international adoption things are likely to change on a dime and most often times do.

So we continue to pray and wait. Praying that any 'changing on a dime' will speed up or simplify the process.

Cory presented a letter to the district pastors at their last meeting asking them and their church families to join us in prayer.

In Facebook group about  adopting from Haiti very few 'new process' folks share their time lines: one family entered IBESR after 1 month and as of today the longest has been waiting for over 12 months. Only 18 on the list including us so a small sample of adopting families. Ten families already through pre-IBESR with 2 entering in November. 

With the holidays we assume not much work occurred in IBESR mid-December through the first week of the New Year. But of the  5 families listed that IBESR match with their children 1 approval occurred in November, and 2 in December. Recent activity! Two of these families will have bonding trips this month. 

I moved some steps down into 'phase two' [under the Steps tab at the top of this page] to make it more logical as the referral and match now fall more under the Haitian IBESR than our US agency's control. 

So while we remain at the same step it now shows we completed phase one!

Thankfully I have my studies and Cory can work on the agriculture book while we wait.

Praying for the social worker who holds our papers. Praying for nothing to get lost or misplaced. Praying everything is in order. Praying for health of the workers. Praying for wisdom and a good work ethic and morals. Praying for political stability. Praying for the children that the Lord has for us. Praying for His timing and the patience to wait with a good attitude.

Keep praying!