We've been logged in 10 months today! Ten down, how many to go?? That's the big question!Just how many months left and why the heck is it taking so long - those are probably our two most asked questions lately. While there isn't really a cut and dry answer to this, we'll do our best to try and explain it.
First, here is what we do know - the current wait has gone up to 20 months. The most recent group of referrals were for families that were logged in between 11/8/05 and 11/14/05 (our LID is 9/12/06). The wait has gradually increased a little every month for over a year now. The word from most agencies is that the wait will likely hit the two year mark by this December. There are many reasons for this increase (we like to call it "the perfect storm"), but what it comes down to is there aren't enough children who are "paper ready". To be clear, there are still plenty of children needing homes, just not enough that have their paperwork ready for adoption. Another bit of speculation is that with the upcoming 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China would like the rest of the world to think that there has been a decrease in baby abandonment in their country.
There are many more things that could be influencing the wait, but these are the two with the most validity. "Why does it take so long?" is a difficult question to answer briefly because of the complexity of the issues involved, but our "in a nutshell" response might be that China just isn't doing a very good job of keeping up with the number of families waiting to be matched with a child... plain and simple. So, if you'd like to delve deeper into the China adoption rumor world, check out this link. This is a site that we frequent daily to keep up on all the latest and greatest.
There was a time when we thought we'd be traveling to China late this fall, now we are hoping to see Anna's sweet face by the end of next year. Our continued prayer is that there is a speed up in the process and that all the waiting children and families can be united sooner than they thought.
We are heading out tomorrow afternoon for a weekend of camping. Hope you all have a great weekend - enjoy the beautiful weather!
Love,
Greg and Laura
3 comments:
Wow! We must have been on the same wavelength...just after I posted a comment on your previous entry about the nursery, you posted this news about the 10 month anniversary!! Congrats for making it 10 long months! I know God will give you both (and us too) everything you need to make it the rest of the way.
Missy
You guys are in our thoughts and prayers daily. We can't wait to see Anna's face for the first time!!! Have a great time camping!!!
Love,
Misty
We can't wait to see baby "Nana" either. Nathan is especially excited that he will soon have playmates when we have family get-togethers. Hang in there guys! The payoff will be amazing!
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