Stalled out

Well, we're stuck in kind of a rut right now.  Several roadblocks have come up and nothing is happening at all.

First, we were approved for visas, but not for "special needs" kids, so we had to re-submit everything and haven't heard anything back.  That's been a couple weeks with no word and no way to follow up.  We just have to wait.

Secondly, and more importantly, the Ethiopian government suddenly stuck a sign in the window of the courthouse that said that effective immediately, families can no longer use a proxy at the court hearing, they must appear in person.  This is a big problem because a) we may have to travel twice now which means lots more money and b) they are not issuing new court hearing dates right now and c) the agencies are working to resolve this but no one knows anything and the whole court process is in limbo.   I expected to get a court hearing date by now and it's just not happening.

I can't do anything about any of this and I'm just feeling really helpless.  I check my email and voice mail compulsively.  I would check the mail compulsively if it came more than once a day.  I know that I've been very spoiled up til now because things have moved so quickly and smoothly.  Until this point, I've had something new happening pretty much every week.  Now we're just in a holding pattern and it's kind of depressing me.  I know it will all work out and happen in His time, but for now I'm pretty bummed.