Just got News!!!

There is a parent who is a member of a forum I belong to. She got to attend the meeting at PGN. First off, let me explain that one of the main concerns that PGN has is about illegal adoptions. Where the child is stolen or where the attorney pays someone off to approve a case quickly. In the middle of the corruption are the legal cases that get held up because of these people taking advantage of the system. At the meeting the attorneys told PGN that they realize that some cases involved corruption but ALL cases should NOT be delayed due to other attys who are KNOWN TO BE CORRUPT. The heads of PGN agreed that these attys who are corrupt are known so, and they will do the following:

Criminal charges will be filed against those attys that they know are corrupt. That investigation will be separate from the in process files getting completed.

This way those corrupt attys, no longer make it difficult for those legitimate cases to get approved.

They said that cases will be approved in a timely manner for now on.

Investigations will be done on cases that existed the PGN very quickly.


So far this sounds VERY GOOD!!!!!

MEETING AT PGN

The President of Guatemala replaced the guy who signs cases OUT of PGN and now PGN is at a standstill! There is a meeting at PGN going on right now! There are all kinds of rumors flying around. One is that they will be auditing cases at PGN (which may take forever!), and the other is that the audit will be of the reviewers at PGN and once they get the new staff trained, things will speed up! I am praying for the last one. This is a very BIG deal! I will post soon as I hear something.

I AM GOING TO VISIT KYA!!!

We discussed it and feel that one of us needs to go spend some time with Kya. She will be one in June and it looks like we won't be bringing her home before then. I will be traveling May 17th-20th. I'm meeting a friend who will also be visiting her daughter. I've already started to pack and repack, and pack again. (And the packing will continue untill the day before I fly out.)

I am so excided!

Here's the news...

A lot is going on right now.

#1---I called 2 days ago and we are still with the 2nd reviewer. At least we aren't kicked out!

#2---The President of Guatemala appointed a new Attorney General (the guy who is over PGN). But he has filed an appeal to the Constitutional Court to keep the position. Even though this man does not sign our OUT, he is the boss of the guy that approves cases in PGN. There are rumors that this new battle at PGN will slow things down. But who knows, maybe they will get there act together and speed things up! That's what I'm hoping for.

#3---For some INSANE reason, I for get to get the extension on our I171H! Which is the approval we need to bring a foreign baby into the country! It expires on May 3rd and we cannot get a new one! I have been a madwoman getting everything we need together to make this happen. I have written a leter to the USCIS requesting the extension. Written multiple senators asking for them to pull any weight they can for us, and they have! Then yesterday, an officer from INS (Immigration and Naturalization Service) called me to give me a heads up that we will need an updated homestudy (even though ours does not expire for 6 months). So I contacted our social worker and she got the updated home study together while I was on the phone! I was able to get an appointment at the USCIS on Thursday (tomorrow). I am bringing everything I need to request the extension to them in person. Wow that was close! God is on our side!!!

PGN Status...

I called PGN again last Friday and was told that we went to the 1st reviewer on 3/27. I don't think it's possible to move backwards in PGN, so someone must have made a mistake. So, I called back Monday 4/14, and was told that we are with the 2nd reviewer. I'm just going to stay possitive and hope they have the right info.

I'm guessing we have another 3 weeks in PGN before we hear if we're out.

Praying hard for an OUT!!!

NEW PICTURES!!!

She is so beautiful! And so grown up! I can't tell you how exciting it is to see her sweet face.

I called PGN today...

There is a new lady answering the phone at PGN. She told me we have been on the 2nd reviewer's desk since 3/27! I hope this info is correct!!!

And I have an update!...Kya's foster mother emailed me last week! She says that Kya is doing great, has 2 teeth, and is trying to walk! She tried to send a picture but it wouldn't go through.. :( Oh well...she should be getting the package any day and she can use the camera we sent to send us pictures then!