We just received a long-awaited e-mail from our family coordinator - our dossier is on its way to Ethiopia! Here's a copy of the e-mail that explains more where we're at now.
Dear Families,
Your authenticated dossier has been mailed to Ethiopia today!
As you track your dossier, please keep a couple of things in mind. First of all, do not be worried if the package makes stops in European or other countries for long periods of time. This is normal, and I've seen this happen often. Also, when the FedEx office in Ethiopia receives packages for our in-country staff representative, they call him to pick up the package rather than deliver it to his office. Often times the FedEx report will say “wrong address”, we are not sure why this happens, because the package has yet to be shipped to a wrong address when it says this, so please do not be alarmed by this, it is something that we have spoken to FedEx about multiple times. Because the FedEx office is not in close proximity to our staff member's office, it often takes him a few days to pick up the package. If you see notes that the package has arrived in Ethiopia but not been picked up, this is why.
Congratulations on the completion of this portion of your adoption process!
Let's start tracking!
Ship Date: July 25, 2008
Destination: Bole Sub-City, Addis Ababa ET
Service type: Priority Box
Weight: 19.0 lbs.
Don't forget to pray for our new DTE buddies! Their dossier is traveling across the "big pool" (in Ashton's terms) with ours. They are the Sapp Family and Van Druff Family. I would add a link directly but I can't seem to figure out how! Any help would be appreciated. Their blog links are currently located to the right under AWAA blogs. Congratulations DTE buddies!
