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The child grew, and she brought him to Pharaoh’s daughter and he became her son. And she named him Moses, and said, "Because I drew him out of the water." - Exodus 2:10

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• Application: 10-30-10
• Began Home Study: 01-25-11
• Completed Classes: 02-08-11
• Home Study Approved: 03-08-11
• Sent i600: 03-18-11
• Sent Revised i600: 03-30-11
• Sent Dossier: 05-26-11
• Dossier Approved: 06-03-11
• Girl: 103 | Boy: 81: 06-03-11
• FDL: 06-06-11
• Girl: 102 | Boy: 78: 06-10-11
• Girl: 95 | Boy: 72: 07-15-11
• Girl: 91 | Boy: 68: 08-19-11
• Girl: 85 | Boy: 65: 09-16-11
• Girl: 80 | Boy: 62: 10-24-11
• Girl: 80 | Boy: 63: 11-22-11
• Girl: 77 | Boy: 60: 12-22-11
• Girl: 74 | Boy: 60: 01-31-12
• Girl: 70 | Boy: 55: 02-29-12
• Girl: 64 | Boy: 51: 03-30-12
• Girl: 63 | Boy: 49: 04-30-12
• IT'S A GIRL! REFERRAL! (switched agencies, got the paperwork a few days later) 05-04-12
• Sent in dossier 05-21-12
• Dossier approval 05-29-12
• Requested I-600 re-fingerprinting date 06-11-12
• Mailed referral paperwork 06-19-12
• Dossier sent to Ethiopia 06-19-12
• Got re-fingerprinting date 06-22-12
• USCIS refingerprinting 07-10-12
• WE GOT A COURT DATE!!! 08-08-12
• Left for Ethiopia 08-13-12
• Arrived in Ethiopia, met Elsa!! 08-15-12
• Court Date - PASSED COURT! 08-17-12
• Left Ethiopia for the US 08-20-12
• Submitted to US embassy 11-07-12
• BF to US embassy 11-26-12
• CLEARED! Nate to US embassy 11-28-12
• Nate and Elsa Banke home 11-30-12

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