I've been doing a lot of frantic researching this week and from what I've read, it appears there's a chance we may not be able to bring Em home until next year. Korea has been planning on ending their overseas adoption program by 2012 and every year has set a quota on how many Emigration Permissions (EP's) they release. EP's are necessary for the children to obtain their visas and passports so they can come home to their forever families here in the States. I read that Korea has been decreasing the quota by 10% every year.
In 2009, the quota was met by July. Meaning anyone who submitted their acceptance papers after that, had to wait until 2010 to have an EP processed. Because there was a backlog from the previous year, in 2010 the quota was met by April. That means an even bigger backlog for this year! That's why families who submitted in June are just getting their EP's and travel calls now. We are so nervous because our papers went to Korea last month. I read on an adoption forum yesterday that a woman who submitted last December was nervous that she wouldn't get her EP processed this year. If that's the case, then we certainly won't either!
I get sad and stressed when I think about this, and have had trouble sleeping all this week as the possibility of us not being able to bring home Em this year weighs heavily on my heart. But at the same time I know our God can do ANYTHING and His timing is infinitely perfect and I have to trust in that. Would you please join us in prayer that He will let us bring Emerson home this year?
We should get an answer sometime in the next month or two as to when the EP quota for this year has been met. If the answer at that time is "Not this year", then we will trust in God's timing for us. But until then, please, please pray for us. Thank you so much.
Jesus replied, "What is impossible with man is possible with God."
Luke 18:27
oh Anya. I am praying for you and Gene. Please please let her come home this year!
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