Orientation Phone Call

Today, we had our first phone call with Christian World Adoption. The Orientation Counselor for the Ethiopian program called to give us a general overview of the program and what we can expect. We are really impressed with CWA so far. Their motto is “We believe that God is in control of this agency AND your adoption.” Can’t say it any better than that! She gave us a clearer picture of the timeline we’re looking at and we discussed the fact that there is only one judge that oversees all potential Ethiopian adoptions. CWA was licensed in Ethiopia two years ago and, at that time, there were only 5 adoption agencies working in the country. Since that time, there are now a total of seventeen American agencies licensed to work there with a total of 50 agencies worldwide. That one judge has to oversee the paperwork for every adoption agency. Due to that fact, the court system shuts down in mid-July and the judge takes a much-needed vacation. The court system reconvenes in October. So, we have a better idea of the system that we will have to navigate.