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International Adoption
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- Ponz, Lil Ponz, Real Lil Ponz and Baby Ponz
- We are two people who love each other unconditionally and we took a journey to Ethiopia to pick up our son. We started the adoption process again; however, we placed it on hold until 2011. God had a different plan for us this time and we welcomed home our daughter in April. We thank God everyday for our journey.
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Adoption Timeline
- January 11, 2009 - Arrive back home to the USA
- January 6, 2009 - Embassy Date
- December 15, 2008 - Meet Tegegn
- December 12, 2008 - Travel to Ethiopia via Indy to Detroit to Amsterdam to Sudan to Ethiopia
- November 25, 2008 - Court date in Ethiopia
- July 1, 2008 - Notified CWA that we are going to be his parents forever
- June 30, 2008 - Received second medical reports (he is growing!)
- June 23, 2008 - Confirmed that baby boy has been moved to CWA foster care center in Addis Ababa
- June 17, 2008 - Dossier has been translated into Amharic
- June 9, 2008 - Dossier arrived in Ethiopia
- May 30, 2008 - Received a call from Caring Hands saying the documents are being sent to Ethiopia
- May 28, 2008 - Received our REFERRAL!!!
- May 23, 2008 - Sent official dossier to Washington DC for authentication
- May 22, 2008 - Fingerprints at the USCIS office for FBI clearance
- May 21, 2008 - Received approval from CWA that dossier is approved
- May 17, 2008 - Sent copies of dossier to CWA in NC for approval
- May 16, 2008 - Picked up home study and documents from Bethany for dossier
- May 8, 2008 - CWA approves home study
- April 30, 2008 - Home study was approved
- April 16, 2008 - Mailed I-600A to USCIS office in Indianapolis
- April 15, 2008 - Home study
- April 14, 2008 - Education session at Bethany for home study
- April 11, 2008 - Appointment at Travel Clinic for all of our shots
- April 9, 2008 - Doctor Appointment for dossier
- April 5, 2008 - Completed Hague Training
- April 1, 2008 - Received 2nd round of hepitis A&B shots, a meningitis shot, and TB test
- March 17, 2008 - Fist home study session
- March 3, 2008 - Talked to social worker and scheduled our first meeting for our home study
- February 27, 2008 - Went to the Police Station to obtain clearnace letters for the home study and the dossier
- February 26, 2008 - Bethany Agency of Indiana received our documents to start our home study
- February 22, 2008 - Received items back from the Secretary of State
- February 21, 2008 - Received Sarah's passport with "Ponsler" last name
- February 18, 2008 - Mailed documents to Secretary of State for Authentication
- February 17, 2008 - Completed Adoption Parenting Test (2 hours of credit)
- February 11, 2008 - Received packet from CWA for all paperwork
- February 8, 2008 - Mailed contract to CWA
- February 6, 2008 - Attended CWA "webinar" orientation
- February 5, 2008 - Found out we are approved to adopt from Ethiopia
- February 2, 2008 - Submitted Application to CWA Agency
- January 29, 2008 - Name change for Sarah's passport