Given Name: Chaltu

Meaning: first born girl

Name: Gabra (Gabby) Elaine-Chaltu

Meaning: gift of offering

Gender: Female

Birthdate: August 13, 2008

Country: Ethiopia

TIMELINE:

These items are DONE!

May 2008 Register with Wide Horizons for Children

August 2008

8/11 Application sent to Children’s House International

8/15 Application for home study sent to Child and Family Service.

8/15 Begin pre-adoptive education through Adoption Learning Partners

September 2008

9/2 Application acceptance to CHI

9/11 Complete I-600A for USCIS

October 2008

10/18 Fingerprints for USCIS

10/24 Home Study home visit

November 2008

December 2008

12/15 Home study approved!

12/22 Immigration Approved our I600-A

January 2009

1/6 Dossier sent to DC to be authenticated!

1/14 Send Dossier to CHI

1/15 Officially Waiting!

February 2009

passport

2/28 see Chaltu’s picture for the first time, and tell Joy we want to move forward - wait for official referral

March 2009

3/3 Transfered to the YWAM program through CHI

April 2009

May 2009

June 2009

6/5 receive video of Chaltu

6/21 we’re placed back on the waiting list for a referral

July 2009

August

8/13 REFERRAL!!!!

8/14 Sign, Notarize and send back referral

September

October

November

December

12/14 court date assigned for Jan 1

January

1/1 Court Date - FAILED

1/15 second court date

YET TO DO!

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