Good News

Ella and her file have passed court! According to Ethiopian Law, Ella is officially a Hagelin now. This is the best news I could have received before the holiday weekend.

Next steps:

• Get a Birth Certificate listing Steve and I as her parents.


• Get an Ethiopian Passport for her


• Submit her case to the US Embassy

This process is estimated to take 6-12 weeks. My guess is we will be more around the 12 week period due to the fact the Embassy is working 1/2 staff in July.

Thank you for all the prayers. Please pray that the next part of the process goes smoothly. I will share pictures of Ella with everyone this evening.