The Ukrainian State Department on Adoptions (SDA) informed the US Embassy this morning that beginning July 11 SDA will no longer have the authority to process adoption cases. This will likely result in a temporary suspension of adoptions from Ukraine. The Ministry of Social Policy will take over as the new adoption authority in Ukraine, but does not yet have Cabinet approval to create a staff and begin processing cases. The Ministry does not yet know when they will be able to resume adoption processing. The amendments to the Ukrainian Family Code mentioned in the previous adoption alert will also go into effect on July 11.
We will ask the Ukrainian government to resume adoptions as quickly as possible. We will also continue to encourage the Ministry of Social Policy to protect adoptions where U.S. prospective
adoptive parents have already been approved by the SDA to adopt a particular child.
If you are so inclined please pray. This immediately effects 3 children in Jason's orphanage and already in the process of adoption, plus at least 4 in other orphanages already intended for adoption - all by MN families. In addition, 7 more children were to be hosted this summer.
Every child needs to be adopted.
Luke 1:37 For with God nothing will be impossible.
We pray for the process but more so for the comfort of the children. The last time we talked to Georgiy, he was down. He has seen his friends leave and wonders when it will be his turn. This is very hard on the kids. Thank you for the prayers.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your encouragement on our adoption blog. Thank you also for the inflatable mattress which we received from the Dillners. Our boys are getting much use out of it here in Kiev. Denise
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