The China team
reunited with 229 China children at the Children’s Hope Reunion
Picnic on Saturday. We had a wonderful day celebrating with our
families! Many travel groups from years past planned to come
together for a full weekend; some groups even matched with
tie-dye t-shirts. Packing peanuts in blow-up swim pools? This
was a family favorite, along with a performance by singing Babaloo and the face painting and balloon animal art of Funnie
Farm.
REFERRAL NEWS
Fifteen families across the United States received their China
referrals on July 6, 2007 through Children's Hope. Matched with
their forever home and their forever country, these fourteen
beautiful little girls and one handsome infant boy will be
celebrating next year's Fourth of July as US citizens. These
children range in age from 9- to 14-months up to 26-months-old,
as requested by their families, and are from the Guangxi and
Guangdong provinces. The happy families waited 20 months from
log in date to referral and now will travel in about 8 weeks to
finalize their Chinese adoptions in country.
Congratulations to
these families and all our China families who are approaching
their own referral day!
The referrals
received on July 6 were for the 11/8/05 through 11/14/05 log in
dates. The next group of referrals will begin with the 11/15/05
log in date.
WAIT TIME FROM LID
TO REFERRAL
The current waiting time from log in date until
referral is 20 to 21 months.
The CCAA updated
their CCAA/Agency Information System and web site with the
following on 7/5/07: "The CCAA has finished the review of the
adoption application documents registered with our office before
May 31, 2006." Our Beijing office has confirmed with the CCAA
that all of our May 2006 dossiers have been approved.
On 7/6/07, the CCAA
updated their CCAA/Agency Information System and web site with
the following referral news: "The CCAA has finished the
placement of children for the families whose adoption
application documents were registered with our office before
November 14, 2005."
Current completed
adoptions in 2007 through Children’s Hope:
128
CHINA PROGRAM UPDATES
