Gladney called with mixed news today. The good news is that MOWA offererd a favorable decision. However, there is a difficulty. Our case is a relinquishment. The biological relative must be present in Addis to formaly relinquish. Unfortunately, this didn't happen as scheduled (relative did not show). The new date for this to happen is Thursday, July 22.
We request your prayers. Gladney is restricted (Ethiopia rules) in this process with the relative. The relative must travel some distance despite being poor. I can't image how hard it is to walk through this process from the relative's stand point. Joan and I knew when we got the court date and learned of this process, this might be the sticking point for dates of travel.
We bought our tickets about a week ago knowing that space is very limited during our proposed travel dates. The change fee is minimal in relation to the overall cost of the ticket. For now, we still hold our Aug 4th court date (our travel).
We stay cautiously optomistic and encouraged knowing that only God has control over the whole process. Many have written the last part of the process is the hardest, we concur. It is easier when you don't have a face, writen reports of progress and dates to look forward to.
Bentleys
The Family
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