Hi Everyone,

We have good news our dossier has been translated (remember the dossier is all of our official documents for Colombia).  At the Casitas next meeting our match will become “official” meaning that they will give us a travel date. I am not sure how often they meet. I hope though that it is weekly. Once we get the travel date then the kids get the video and the albums and start to learn about us. Hopefully, they will like be happy and excited. Probably like us (Jim and me) they will also be uncertain and a little afraid (ok very afraid). I can’t wait to go.

In Medellin every year they have an annual poetry festival all about peace poetry. We may be there at that time. That would be pretty cool if we could get tickets for it. Poets from all over the world will be there.

 Hay if anyone has any ideas about toys/games that we can take to Colombia that would not take up a lot of room and the kids would enjoy let me know. We are thinking about cards, legos or blocks, coloring books, play doh, maybe some matchbox cars and barbie. We are limited in what we can bring but we will be in Colombia for a whole month so………

 Also if you get the chance check out the Brittany’s Hope Website. www.brittanyshope.org

They have helped us find and are helping us bring home our kids. We are going to help them by working on the Sunflower Project. It is this really cool project to help kids who are aging out of the orphanages. It is for the children who have never gotten adopted to help them get ready for life on their own. It is very sad but Jim and I feel grateful that we will be able to help in some small way.

Take Care,

Gina