In March we decided to add a fourth child to our family and felt God leading us to adoption. We decided on Russia with our precious niece Micah coming home from Russia 12 months prior. We started the process in TX with an agency in CA and completed the home study in TN. All of our paperwork was completed and sent to the agency Oct 2. On Oct 22, we found out that our agency was not able to sustain operations and was closing that week. All of our paperwork was transferred to a different agency. We did not know where our paperwork was and what that meant for the process. Through the new agency we found out that our paperwork had made it to Russia and the waiting time would be 6-8 months. Let the anxious waiting begin....
The next call we received was Nov 7th with exciting news!! We have a new baby waiting for us in Vladivostok, Russia!! We were excited yet completely shocked that we had a referral so soon. We are currently in the planning process of getting there to meet her. We will be traveling to Russia Nov 26-Dec 2.
A few prayer requests:
Please pray for this child as we meet her for the first time. This is the first of 3 trips to Russia, so there is still a tenuous road ahead. Also pray for our children here and our parents as we are away from them for this time. Pray that all of the travel works out (leaving from Austin after Thanksgiving, travel to Seoul, Korea then Vladivostok, Russia, then to Austin to pick up kids and back to Nashville.) Pray for our baby in Russia and her caregivers there as she awaits coming home.
Thanks to each of you for your friendship and support through this process. We will keep you updated...
Love,
the Flemmons family
Kevin Meghan Katelin Tye Jaxson
These are the first pictures of Yelena.
Showing Yelena to her new siblings!!! Excited kids.
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