Children's Hope International E-Newsletter

ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:

	Dare to Hope Passionately Wait
	Wuhan Wailers Eight 12-year-olds Tell You How to Plan for Summer Vacation

DEVELOPMENT AID:

	Unemployed and without Hope One Story Amongst Many
	Bound for Hope Delivering Books to Ready Ethiopian Hands
	3 Days of Focus A Call to Action: Youth to Turn iPods Off; Their Focus on God, On
	National Volunteer Month A CHIRPS/CHAPS Spotlight

BLOG OF THE MONTH:

Taking the Skies
Prospective Parents Journeys

Adventures in Adopting
China

KIDS CORNER:

Kids Corner
Mother's Day Photo Bracelets

PROGRAM UPDATES:

	China Twenty-five Families Left with Excitement in Their Hearts; Now They Return from China with a Lot More Love
	Colombia Families Traveling and Traveling Soon!
	Ethiopia Ethiopia Program Celebrates 1 Year of Uniting Families and Bringing Hope
	Kazakhstan Three Families Travel to Bond with Their Child
	Vietnam Two Boys Find Their Forever Homes

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RUSSIA PROGRAM UPDATES

Things are up and rolling in the Russia program, with over 100 families working on their registration packages and 13 families traveling in the first week of April alone, on either their first trip or second trips.

DOCUMENTS PREPARATION WEBSITE:
To aid families in the completion of their documents, Children's Hope is constantly upgrading our new internal website. Please periodically check the website for updates.
http://docs.childrenshope.net

Some families have been experiencing difficulty opening this website from the link in our email (it asks for a password). This occurs when the computer's security settings are set too high. If you experience this request, re-type the address in your Internet address window and the problem will be resolved.

PROCESSING OF DOCUMENTS:
Please remember that once you mail us your documents - they will go through several steps before they arrive in the region. Once your documents arrive in the St. Louis office, they will be reviewed by your personal consultant. Then, before shipping them to Russia, they will be reviewed by a special review committee. Only when the documents are cleared by both will they be mailed to our office in Moscow. Please note that this process takes approximately 7-10 business days. When in Russia, the documents will be translated, notarized and apostilled in Moscow. Once that process is complete - your documents will be sent to the region. Once in the region, the regional representative will review the documents and submit them to the adoption officials.

If any changes or additional documents are needed, our representative will inform the St. Louis office and at that time your personal consultant will contact you.

Please remember, there will be up to a month between the time your documents arrive at the St. Louis office and when they arrive in the region.

FAMILIES WAITING FOR GIRLS:
Please contact your branch/outreach coordinator/case worker for information about the waiting time.

Completed Adoptions 2008 - 25

It is a Texas sized dolphin kiss for 3-year-old Kyra Morris. Kyra was adopted from Russia in 2006.

If you would like to share your thoughts, experiences or stories about your adoption, email: Jennifer.Newcomb@ChildrensHope.net We would love to post your family pictures!