This is the letter that we need (5 of 5)

US Approval Number BAL-07-006-5039 April 22, 2008

RE: Kenya High Court Adoption Matters Number 179 & 180 of 2007
Jeromy and Kimberly Smith

THIS DOCUMENT IS FOR THE AUTHORITIES IN KENYA ONLY

Dear Honorable Justice (name goes here; we don't want to put in on the Internet):

The United States government has determined that Jeromy and Kimberly Smith, both of whom are US citizens, are able to properly care for two adopted children from Kenya, as per their approved I-797-C, dated January 10, 2007. It is our understanding that the proposed adoption will be finalized in Kenya. Once the adoption is finalized, United States legislation recognizes the children as full members of the adopting family and as such, the children are treated in the same manner as all other children of legally constituted families.

The United States welcomes the adopted children from Kenya as the legal son and daughter of Jeromy Chad Smith and Kimberly Ruth (Nissly) Smith. As such, the children adopted by the Smiths will be issued full and immediate citizenship upon entrance into the United States.

The State of Maryland, as well as all other states in the union, respects and honors the United States Immigration Laws concerning adoption. The State of Maryland, through government licensed agencies, monitors adopted children in the home to ensure health and security for the adopted child. Therefore, the State of Maryland honors Kenyan adoptions as full and complete, awarding citizenship under the IR3 Visa.

Furthermore, please be assured that the global child trafficking issue is a crisis that the United States government takes very seriously. Therefore, international adoptions are treated with the utmost care and caution. To proactively prevent the use of children as domestic servants and eradicate all other forms of abuse, the United States takes all of the precautions outlined in the attached USCIS letter, dated April 18^th. After the adoption is finalized, specialized US government agencies monitor the home environment of the children on an ongoing basis. Carolina Adoption Services, an agency licensed by both the United States government and the Hague Convention, has approved the Smith’s home study for international placement and will be scheduling home visits every 3 months to ensure that the adopted children of Jeromy and Kimberly Smith are being raised in a safe and healthy environment.

WE NEED THE ABOVE TO BE COPIED AND PASTED ONTO OFFICIAL US FEDERAL GOVERNMENT LETTERHEAD. THAT'S ALL WE NEED!

Hopefully this helps answer any questions about what we are praying for; please also join us in prayer to receive this letter immediately, because we were told we will not have our hearing this Friday without it. You can see that we aren't asking for the US to do an "intervention" or put pressure on Kenya to give the children to us. On the contrary, we are simply asking the US government to honor the request made by the High Court of Kenya. Child trafficking is an international tragedy of epic proportions, and we owe it to all sovereign states entrusting us with their children via adoption to allay any such fears that are expressed.