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A Message from Shelli Young
Dear Friends:
On behalf of my family and Cao Xiao Cao I would like to say, xičxie 谢谢 !! Although I was able to send out many, many thank you cards, some names did not have addresses for one reason or another, or mail was returned and I did not want to miss anyone who has helped us on our journey. We would like to take this time to express our appreciation for your gracious generosity and show of support for Cao Xiao Cao. It has been so touching to see the response that we have received from all of you.
The love and support has been so overwhelming and these much needed funds will go a long way to help bring Xiao Cao home. As we all know the adoption process is an emotional, mental, physical and financial battle, with your generosity the financial battle has been alleviated for our family.
Thank you again for your support, both financially and emotionally, we have been blessed with such a wonderful community of adoptive parents, children, social workers, agency workers and friends and I thank God every day for each and every one of you. I will continue to keep you updated on our progress.
Thanks again!
Shelli Young |
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Vietnam Program  Adoptions from Vietnam continue to proceed at the pace usual for Vietnam. Anyone who has adopted from Vietnam knows that the lesson they teach us is patience. They have a bureaucracy that moves at a snail's pace but then our own USCIS seems to move at that pace also. I guess the lesson here is that governments are the same the world over.
We have had twelve referrals so far this year with several families waiting eagerly for their G&R date. At this time we are estimating a wait of about 6 months for the referral of a boy and about 9 months for the referral of a girl after we receive your completed dossier. After referral, it is another four months or so before travel approval is given. With the new restrictions that China has placed on adoptive families, many people are now turning to Vietnam. This has increased wait times and will probably continue to do so.
We encourage families to be open to either a boy or girl since the orphanages generally have an equal number of boys and girls. However, we do not insist on a family taking a boy if they really want a daughter. It just means that their wait will be longer for a referral.
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