AMAZING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today, we are absolutely thrilled to share with you some amazing news, as you know, on Monday we had our "Integration Meeting," then our paperwork went to the judge on Tuesday and it ended up being reviewed by the judge and admitted the very same day (something that usually takes 3 to 5 days), then we thought we'd wait about 10 days for the sentence. Well, low and behold, this morning we were just about to sit down at the hotel restaurant to eat our breakfast, when our attorney called and said she'd be there in 10 minutes, for the judge was ready to give us the sentence TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Needless to say, the 5 of us went crazy, praising God and jumping up and down at the restaurant. I gulped my cup of coffee and ran to meet our attorney, Michael was able to stay with the girls and I went to court. It was just wonderful, I signed the judges order & sentence, making Michael and I once and for all Catalina's, Patricia's & Daniela's Mommy & Daddy, for ever and ever and ever AMEN!!! :>)

Our attorney is amazed, for it's unheard of to have it all done in less than 2 weeks, she and her para-legal were also in awe, how the judge allowed me to go into his quarters for a "thank you hug" and a photo op. They said, that is never done here, for it's never allowed. I told her, that with God going in front opening all doors, nothing was imposible! :>)

So, now all we need to do is wait to receive all the official and notarized copies of all the documents, then the girls will sign their Colombian passports tomorrow, if all goes according to plan, we should be leaving for Bogota on Monday, hopefully we'll get them to the embassy doctor the same day (afternoon) and then we'll apply for their American passports early in the morning on Tuesday, that way we can possibly still get them the same day (later in the afternoon). If it all works out, we could possibly be flying home to the US on Wednesday or Thursday of next week. This is unbelievable, an entire process for 3 children done in less than 3 weeks!

Right now, Michael is already downtown, notarizing a bunch of documents, so tomorrow, we can finish everything else and hopefully, finish all we need to leave for Bogota on Monday. The girls are relaxing on our bed and watching cartoons after the whole morning at the pool. They are so happy that they now have our last names and are our daughters, forever. They absolutely CAN NOT WAIT TO GO HOME!!!

Thanks for all your love, support and prayers, PLEASE continue to pray that we can all be home, safe and sound very soon!