This should be one of my most momentous posts and yet I have completely no time to do it justice. So here's what's going on:
-The judge gave us a new court date for Monday at 9 am. On the West Coast, this means 11 pm on Sunday night, November 16th. Everything COULD be finalized at this time.
-We've known about this court date for two days. The lawyer's concern was that the Social Welfare Department would make things difficult for us. For example, they could show up to the court and try to tell the judge that the country is changing adoption law etc...
-But, just last night we learned that the Social Welfare Officer has FINALLY signed the report. It is favorable. There's really nothing else to stand in the way of the adoption. We think. Our lawyer said he was 100% confident that our adoption would be finished on the 16th/17th.
-The cool thing was, this report was signed during or just after a time of prayer where friends here in the US prayed at the same time our friends in Malawi did. Dustin sent me a text message in the middle of the night saying "Call me. Good news." The news of the report being signed did not come from our lawyer but rather our nun friend who just got back from the Congo. She was at his office trying to help another couple start the adoption process. Dustin will be talking to the lawyer in the upcoming days, so hopefully we'll find out more about how it happened.
In the meantime, keep on praying for Sunday night! Thank you all.
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