Today we returned to Soacha where we were planning to sign papers at the court house making Carlos officially a Wenke and then to the Registrar Office to change his birth certificate. Well, we were able to make Carlos a Wenke, but the Registrars office was closed until Wednesday. VERY DISAPPOINTING!!! We had calculated in our minds and hearts that we spent our last Sunday in Bogota. Now it looks as though we will be staying until our return flight was originally scheduled - October 8. This will bring us to 5 weeks in Colombia. As long as it may seem, this is to be expected. They had us prepare for 4-8 weeks in Colombia, so we should feel thrilled with a 5 week time frame, but honestly we have seen families come and go at our home here in 3-4 weeks!
The first picture is of Carlos showing us his home town. We were able to see where he went to school and where he lived. He hesitated to show us these areas, but then we explained this would be the last time in Soacha and that we wanted to take pictures for his memory book. It taught us what a strong little boy he has been and helped us understand how the first 13 years of his life were spent.
The second picture shows Craig signing the official paperwork at the court house.
In the big picture: We learned of Carlos less than a year ago. His sisters are celebrating their "gotcha day" on October 1. We are blessed to have the entire process go as quickly as it has!!
In short-we cannot wait to come home, but we love this little boy so much time is irrelevant!
Praying that God will make these last days be memorable and also go by fast. Can't wait to see you soon. In His perfect plan, The Scheffers
ReplyDeleteCarlos Wenke....WOW it fites PERFECTLY!:0 I have been checking this blog every day since I found out what it was and finally I fugure out i get t welcome youy back home around the 10th, I hope!!:) We miss you sooo much and can't wait for you to come back and see you, kendra says she misses you too.
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Emily
Lost a couple of days in there. Great posts. I am thankful that the days are finally coming to a close for you. The kids have been wondering when you guys would be coming back. Chase said the other day "wow, they sure have been gone a long time". As always we will keep you in our prayers.
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