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Laubach's Journey to Congo: December 2010
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Laubach's Journey to Congo. An Adoption Blog related to our adoption from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Monday, December 27, 2010. So Good to Be Home! I'm sure you all know by now, but we are home! We FINALLY arrived home on Friday, December 10th, nearly six weeks after our we left - and MUCH later than had been expected. In the meantime, thank you for praying! I mean it when I say that we could "feel" people praying for us. It's the only thing that got us through! We hope to put together an official...
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Laubach's Journey to Congo: November 2010
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Laubach's Journey to Congo. An Adoption Blog related to our adoption from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Wednesday, November 17, 2010. Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2010. As of yesterday, still no good news from the Embassy. We continue to patiently wait. St. Anne's has proven to be a very safe place. We feel completely comfortable here, but are BORED! The kids are awesome! We have been chronicling our journey and will share more details when we are safe on U.S. soil. For n...It's hard...
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Laubach's Journey to Congo: April 2010
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Laubach's Journey to Congo. An Adoption Blog related to our adoption from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Thursday, April 29, 2010. Thursday, April 29, 2010. Tuesday, April 6, 2010. So, while we've been waiting on our home study, we have continued to educate ourselves about the Congo. I have to be honest - the more we learn, the harder it is to be at peace with the waiting. Some quick statistics from various sources:. The infant mortality rate is more than 8/100. There are 5 million orphans in the DRC.
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Laubach's Journey to Congo: March 2010
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Laubach's Journey to Congo. An Adoption Blog related to our adoption from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Our Home Study is Complete! Ome study is complete! Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Wednesday, March 10, 2010. 8221; I thought they might be interested, but since we don’t have the opportunity to talk frequently, that was all that was said. When I contacted Vickie to let her know we were definitely filing our application, I asked again, “Are you joining us? 8221; Attached was corre...
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Laubach's Journey to Congo: January 2011
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Laubach's Journey to Congo. An Adoption Blog related to our adoption from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Monday, January 31, 2011. Readers Comments - My apology. Ok, so I have NEVER claimed to be technologically smart, or even technologically competent for that matter. Monday, January 31, 2011. Congo Trip Notes #4 - More Waiting and VISAS! While Caleb and I were in the hospital, Vickie continued to have contact with the U.S. Embassy regarding our visas. We were frustrated and emotionally spent. The ne...
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Laubach's Journey to Congo: February 2010
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Laubach's Journey to Congo. An Adoption Blog related to our adoption from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sunday, February 28, 2010. Week One - Beginning of the Paper Chase. The paper chase has begun! This week began to pray faithfully not only for the child that God has for us, but for the birth mother. We’re not sure how to pray. Is the baby in womb? Sunday, February 28, 2010. Sunday, February 21, 2010. The Beginning of Our Journey. Well, here we are.how do we begin? We are so blessed with four biolo...
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Laubach's Journey to Congo: February 2011
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Laubach's Journey to Congo. An Adoption Blog related to our adoption from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Sunday, February 20, 2011. January 31, 2011. Vickie and I had often talked about the day when we would FINALLY get to fly home. We had tried to “plan” what that day would be like. In preparation, we had some of our things packed in case we had to leave quickly. We knew we have to make A LOT of photocopies after getting our DGM letter. I also joked and said that I was going to blow dry my hair.
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Laubach's Journey to Congo: July 2010
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Laubach's Journey to Congo. An Adoption Blog related to our adoption from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Friday, July 23, 2010. Just like a roller coaster. The scarier, the better! No, this roller coaster ride may not be totally fun, but we are hanging on until this ride is completely. Over and Caleb is with his forever family. Friday, July 23, 2010. Wednesday, July 21, 2010. July 8, 2010. Once again, I've been delinquent in my posts, but let me bring you up to date because a lot has been happening.
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Laubach's Journey to Congo: April 2011
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Laubach's Journey to Congo. An Adoption Blog related to our adoption from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Monday, April 25, 2011. Our Gotcha Day Video. I am SOOOO happy to have this done! I finally gave up on doing it myself and had a computer wiz at our high school help me. HE'S AWESOME! Life with Caleb is going great. He's so much HAPPIER and HEALTHIER than he was in Kinshasa and on our trip back to PA. Stop my blog music at the bottom of the page and enjoy the video. Blessings to you all! October 11...