Children's Hope International E-Newsletter

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

God Was in Everything:
The Woods Colombia Adoption of 3 Siblings

Honored in Vietnam:
Aids Work Built and Building

DEVELOPMENT AID:

Orphan Tree of Hope:
Give and Celebrate National Adoption Month!

BLOG OF THE MONTH:

Share Her Whole Heart
... and Her Shopping

PARENT-TO-PARENT:

Parent-To-Parent
Caterpillars and Eyebrows: Bringing Up a Chinese Girl into a Young Woman

KIDS CORNER:

	Kids Corner Fall into a Leaves Project
	Calling all Young Artists: Share your child's art with Children's Hope.

PROGRAM UPDATES:

	China Twenty-four Children’s Hope China Families Travel to Unite with Their Children
	Colombia Program Director currently in Colombia
	Ethiopia A New Referral and a New Year Going into a New Millennium
	Russia Accreditation News? We’re Waiting, Too
	Vietnam Wait Times Increase with Applications on the Rise for Vietnam

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KAZAKHSTAN PROGRAM UPDATES

Children’s Hope has 196 families in the Kazakhstan Program. Nine families completed their adoption paperwork in August; three, so far in September. This month we have had one court appearance in Kazakhstan and we have one family traveling for their first bonding trip. We should receive the travel dates for at least two more families this month.

News about the regions:

The region of Almaty City consists of three orphanages, all located within the city. It is a region of its own and operates differently than any other region. As many of you know, this region was closed to all agencies for almost 1 1/2 years. This May, the region re-opened and began inviting families, with two Children's Hope families traveling to the region in recent months. Again, this region's process, currently requiring 3 trips, differs from other Kazakhstan regions:

Trip 1 (2 weeks) both parents are required to travel for bonding period.

There may be 2-5 weeks between Trips 1 & 2.

Trip 2 (2 days) both parents are required to travel for the court hearing only.

There may be 2-3 weeks between Trips 2 & 3.

Trip 3 (4 days) only one parent needs to travel to personally receive all documents, go through the medical evaluation for the child and complete their US Embassy interview.

Children's Hope is requesting the Ministry of Education to not send our dossiers to this region. If any family prefers this region, please contact your adoption consultant. Once the Almaty City officials get in a groove – they may alter this process to be more like that of other regions…

Other regions still operate the same way! Families travel in two trips:

Trip 1 (3-4 weeks) both parents must travel for bonding period and court hearing.

There are approximately 4 weeks between Trips 1 & 2.

Trip 2 (2-4 days) only one parent needs to travel to personally receive all documents, go through the medical evaluation for the child and complete their US Embassy interview.

Learn more about adopting from Kazakhstan on Children's Hope Kazakhstan Adoption page.

Karina has been home in California with Brenda for three months. “I took her to be examined by the pediatrician the first week home and then took her to an orthopedic doctor to find out what was wrong with her leg. Her left leg works just like the right leg and she is not only walking on her own but she is now running!” Karina and mom are doing great!

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