July 8th at 4PM

July 9th, 2009 by nora

On July 8th at 4PM, Johana became our “legal” daughter. 

Thank God everyone.  Johana is now a Zemler.   Myself and a friend went up to the top of the mountain behind us to a small town.  The road   was so steep that we had to ask four men to get in the back of the truck so it would make it up the mountain.  We had lots of problems.  The court there said they wanted more documentation.  I called our lawyer and he called an official who was sitting in Congress.  He called the court and then after I provided copies of everything under the sun and four hours later we got the birth certificate.  
Our Attorney told Todd that it is time to come back.  We are going to try and get an appointment with the embassy next week.   Please pray that these two appointments are close together (passport and VISA)  so that Todd won’t have to go back and return again.   Also please pray that there are no more hold ups.  

God Bless and Thank you.

Posted in Adopting Johanna

14 Responses

  1. Bart

    Let me be the first to say CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!.

    And Matt Baker says the same too.

  2. Janice McIntyre

    I’m getting choked up just thinking about this!!!!! I’m absolutely THRILLED for you. God Bless ! You’ll be home soon. :) :)

  3. Hannah

    Yay! I’m so excited for you! Hope to see you soon! Love ya.

  4. Annesta

    Nora and Todd,
    I am overwhelmed at God’s faithfulness to you and your faithfulness to Him. He is being lifted up and glorified through your love for each other, for Johanna and for Him. I am so happy and we are planning that party!!

  5. Tamra Butler

    I am so glad to hear you should be close to the end of the adoption journey! I know it’s been a long road and you are ready to be home. We are all ready for you to be back too and will keep praying that all goes well and you are back in the states as a family soon.

  6. Rachel Walters

    Nora, I am so excited for you and your family! I will keep praying until you are all safely home. Yeah God!

  7. dawn

    YEAH!!!!! Praying these next steps move quickly and you can all go home soon!!!

  8. Angela Walker

    Praise God!!!

  9. Kavitha Joseph

    So thrilled for you!! Congratulations..God Bless your wonderful family!!

  10. Nathan

    Praise God!!! I’m praying for y’all!

  11. Carolyn

    Congrats on the official adoption, and prayers on coming home. God is faithful, and he has seen you this far, he will see you to the end. He who has begun a good work in your IS faithful to complete it.
    Love and Prayers!

  12. Антон Павлович

    < a href=”http://liga-personal.ru” > < /a > On July 8th at 4PM, Johana became our “legal” daughter.
    Thank God everyone.  Johana is now a Zemler..

    Я считаю, что Вы допускаете ошибку. Давайте обсудим.

  13. Kylie Batt

    Как раз то, что нужно, буду участвовать. Вместе мы сможем прийти к правильному ответу. Я уверен.

    Видеомонтажер  The road   was so steep that we had to ask four men to get in the back of the truck so [….

  14. Kylie BattName

    Я извиняюсь, но, по-моему, Вы не правы. Я уверен. Могу это доказать. Пишите мне в PM.

    Менеджер по страхованию; менеджер по работе с клиентами On July 8th at 4PM, Johana became our “legal” daughter.
    Thank God everyone.  Joh…

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In June of 2007 Nora and I went on a mission trip to Guatemala. We spent five days working at an orphanage in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. We built bunkbeds, painted, and loved on the children. One particular little girl named Johanna found her way into hour hearts. This website is dedicated to Johanna and documents the process of adopting her. You can read more about how we met Johanna by clicking on the Meeting Johanna link. Thank you for visiting!