Davis Adoption

2009-09-28T08:37:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the delay!!! We are home and have been home since Sept. 5th. We had a Sept. 1st embassy date and got home the 5th. What a great time in ET. We traveled with our friends the Hopkins and enjoyed a little of Italy on the way there. The time in country was wonderful. Our kids and Hopkins kids are best friends. We are making sure they stay connected even being 2 hours away. We named the kids Gabe and Max. Very easy to say and write . They started school a week after we got back. They love to learn. Sydney, Taylor and Garrett are doing a great job as big brothers and sister. Sydney got to travel with us. She was a real trooper....didn't even whine when it was 100 degrees in Rome and we were pulling our suit cases over cobblestone side walks etc. :) I will try to post more later. Very busy these days":)

TB testing before Embassy date.

2009-08-18T07:31:00.000-07:00

The boys had their TB test yesterday. The skin test came back postive. In Ethiopia they gaive them a live virus immunization for TB. Often times their skin test can be postive. They will hava chest x-ray Friday and if that is clear we most likely will travel next Wed. to go get them. We need lots and lots of prayer right now!!!!

Kerry

2009-08-07T10:53:00.000-07:00

WAITING!!! Waiting for the Birth Certificates to be processed. Maybe next week and then we should travel approx. 3 to 4 weeks later:) I want them home!!!!

Kerry

Hopkins passed court too!!

2009-07-04T07:33:00.000-07:00

Yeah! Our friends Brian and Danna Hopkins who are adopting from the same orphanage as our kids, passed court on Friday July 3rd. It looks like we will most likely travel with them to get our kids!!! I am so excited and have prayed about this for 8 months. Keep praying that this happens.

Kerry

We passed!!!

2009-06-29T09:00:00.000-07:00

We had a June 8th court date...rescheduled for June 26th-offically passed June 29th!!! They are Davis boys now!!!! I love that!!!

Kerry

2009-06-08T12:45:00.000-07:00

Dang- MOWA 's paper work is all backed up, so we are re-scheduled for June 26th. We are praying to pass then so we can get the boys here in Aug. Please pray!!

Kerry

Court Date June 8th!!!!

2009-05-13T15:28:00.000-07:00

Yeah- we have a court date!!!!! June 8th. Please pray that we pass.

Tim and Kerry

Getting impatient!

2009-05-12T07:33:00.000-07:00

Okay- I am getting anxious and impatient. Please pray that we get a call saying we have a court date soon. Preferably today:) I am not very good at the waiting game. I understand what has to be done, but would really like to make the court date before it closes in Aug. and Sept. Thanks for praying!

Kerry

Papers are being processesd the 29th!!!

2009-04-29T14:23:00.000-07:00

Our papers are ready to go and are being processed Wednesday the 29th of April. That means they could tell us when our court date is in about 2 weeks!! They also emailed really cute pics of the boys with the book we sent them. Getting closer!! Pray for a court date and that we pass court the first time.

Kerry

Giant Garage Sale!!!

2009-04-27T08:49:00.000-07:00

We are having a giant garage sale on May 30th. If anyone in Billings has any items they want to donate, please contact me and I will pick them up. It will be at Harvest Church in the parking lot from 8:00am-3:00pm. All proceeds will go to adopting families that participate. We are praying for good weather and a great turn out. We are all in need of money for our adoptions. Call me at 861-9938 if you want to donate something!

Kerry

Hopkins Good news!!!

2009-04-19T05:46:00.000-07:00

Yeah!!!! Brian and Danna Hopkins who are also adopting from the same orphanage as we are got some great news!! We have had our dossier in Ethiopia for about 3 weeks and were hoping we could maybe be on the same schedule as the Hopkins. Their Dossier should be in Addis by Monday the 20th. of April. The next step is second medicals once they receive your dossier. Well...their kids were so close to be adopted before that they already have had their second medicals. So....we are really close in schedule. Now there can still be delays on both our processes, but we are praying like mad that we can travel together. Please pray that we get a court date soon and pass before the courts close in Aug. Thanks!!!!

Kerry

Second medicals

2009-04-09T10:43:00.000-07:00

We just received the boys second medicals!!! That is one step closer to court date!! They look good too. Keep praying!!!

Kerry

Dossier in Addis

2009-03-31T20:36:00.000-07:00

Our dossier made it to Addis on Monday March 30th. Please pray it through the courts. Also pray for an Embassy date before the courts close in Aug. and Sept.

Thanks for praying with us!

Kerry and Tim

Great Video!!

2009-03-30T06:01:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Mike Brumit and Garrett Davis for such good footage and editing on the vidoe of Ethiopia. It was great to see our boys!! Thanks to Vern, Brian and Tim that have the vision and follow through.It's easy to follow leaders like that. Can't wait to get our boys home. Keep praying!!!

Tim and Kerry

Thank you, Thank you , Thank you!!

2009-03-26T05:45:00.001-07:00

Thank you to all who have given to our adoption fund. We so appreciate your giving heart. Our Ethiopian Dinner was a blessing!!! Thank you to all that served, donated silent auction items and to The Hopkins for delivering a great message!!! We are so grateful.

Keep praying for Biniyam and Bereket. Pray for their safety, health, and that they would desire a relationship with Jesus.

Once again pray for a quick court date and that we could get our boys home soon!!

The Davis Family

Dossier

2009-03-25T11:53:00.000-07:00

Our Dossier went through DC and is now with CWA. It will soon fly over the ocean to Addis Ethiopia. Please pray that we get a court date soon!!! I am really rooting for summer before the courts close.

Kerry

2009-03-14T11:47:00.000-07:00

What in the world is the Davis Family doing?

2009-03-13T12:32:00.000-07:00

What in the world is the Davis family doing? That seems to be the question these days. Taylor is a senior at MSU Bozeman, Garrett is a junior at MSU Bozeman and Sydney is a Junior at Senior High in Billings... almost empty nesters. We knew we wanted more kids and we had a heart for orphans. We waited till January 2009 to make the decision on what country and through what adoption agency. A lot of prayer went into the next few weeks. Tears were shed and our hearts were broken for the decisions that were about to be made. Here are the events that God took us through...

Garrett had gone to Ethiopia in November 2008. He went to shoot video for Harvest and Journey Church. He was touched by the people of Ethiopia and had a heart for the orphans. Through that trip, Harvest and Journey made the decision to have Christian World Adoption be the placing agency for adoptions. They are also in the process of developing a humanitarian project to help the people of Ethiopia. After Tim got down on one knee the Sunday after Christmas and asked me to be a MOM again, we started the process of the paperwork. We sent in our application on January 2, 2009. We are currently done with our dossier and we just recieved our USCIS approval. We have a referral for two brothers, ages 7ish and 10ish. They are full siblings and both of their parents have died. Their names are Biniyam and Bereket. We will wait until they get here to see what they would like to be called. We are excited and scared all at the same time. We can't wait for them to get here. We are impatient and we would like to go get them tomorrow. We were not done with being parents. We know that at this "half time" in our life that the world is telling us to slow down and think about retiring etc. God is telling us differently.

We will try to keep you updated and let you know how things are going. Please pray with us as we travel through a very exciting journey.