Good Great News! (by Thom)

We got an email last night from a nurse in Koutiala that the birth certificates for the girls had arrived at the Women's and Children's Hospital. The birth certificates are the only things at this point that are holding up the adoption process. We're a little reserved because we haven't seen them yet and there might be mistakes but this is still great news. We had them sent on to Bamako and we should be getting them in the morning. Please pray with us that they will be what we need and now that they've arrived we finish the adoption process. We've been told by the US embassy that we need to finish the adoption pronto if we want to get them US Citizenship so this is fairly urgent. Thanks.

UPDATE! - I have in-hand two birth certificates! They appear to be in order and I believe we can continue the adoption process. Thanks for all the prayers!