Today in court

Today was a good day. We know that in all things, God is working for the good of His people. We remember this each time we walk away from the courts without our adoption orders. Today was by far the most encouraging of all of our court appearances-- including last week!

Today the judge heard all of the information on Sundi. The primary focus was ensuring that she truly has no known family, and understanding the process of how this was verified. This was really good; because confirming “adoptibility” is the most important thing for each child. Our lawyer also spent a lot of time going through the details of Sundi’s medical history. No legal issues or concerns about our motives for adoption were raised. We feel very upbeat about our chances for a positive ruling next week.

Therefore, thank you for your prayers over the past few weeks, that through the current American couples, a trust can be built that relieves the apprehensions the court holds about releasing their children to foreign families. We believe this is starting to happen! And please keep the prayers coming for one more week! We continue to have confidence that the judge sincerely wants what is best for the kids. We ask that you continue to hold him up in prayer as he reviews our documents and makes a final decision for both Sundi and Damon next Friday.

Today is the LAST day to add your name to the petition to keep Vietnamese adoptions from closing. If you have 1 minute (that’s all it takes), please send an email to advocate@jcics.org. My email just said the following:

My name is Jeromy Smith from Columbia, Maryland. This email is to express my support of "A Child’s Right Campaign for Vietnam". Please add my name to the petition being submitted next week. Thank you.

Since our parental information was heard from beginning to the end last week AND the information about both our kids has been heard for the first time, we are having a milestone “mini-celebration” tonight. And we'll share some fun pics. We are hoping for an all-out bash next week!!!!

-----------------------------------------------------------

Pastor Samuel was with us in court today to support us.

Sundi ran into one of her old age-mate from Happy Life Children's Home in court today, also being adopted. They hit it off right away.

And a couple final shots of the beautiful Smith girls!