feels like going backwards

this is the plane that got me back to haiti:

we got in around maybe 9:30 Monday morning. first on my agenda of course was going back to the Embassy. we knew the process and rules as far as getting humanitarian parole were changing, and this is when we were first told that everything was on hold. it didn't matter what paper work we had. it didn't matter how far they were in the process. it didn't even matter if they had already printed the travel documents. no documents were being given. UNICEF got in the way (click on the link to read someone's blog about UNICEF). we were simply told on Monday that a meeting was taking place between some US and haitian government officials trying to find a solution. we left the embassy with nothing.

went back to the embassy Tuesday morning. each day since Monday has felt like a step backwards. i don't even want to go to the embassy anymore. i would be okay going there everyday and not making any progress. but it is beyond frustrating to feel like we are moving backwards. Tuesday they made it hard for us to even get in the embassy. and today they made it even more difficult. we've been told now that every file must go to the Prime Minister for him to review. and only files that have already (pre-earthquake) been approved by the haitian government will even make it to the Prime Minister. at this point, it means if you just started your adoption process or had not yet made it to a certain point, there is nothing you can do. you cannot get humanitarian parole. i'm not really sure how that makes any sense. i really do understand that certain documents need to be in place. i understand they want to prevent child trafficking and sending kids out that actually had haitian families that wanted them here. but what is the reason in stopping those of us that have paper work showing the haitian family had pre-earthquake given their child over to the orphanage. we have birth certificates and court documents. why keep these kids here? what is the purpose? there just is no logical explanation. and it's frustrating. but we are not giving up. 2 of the children we are trying to get home to their families have paperwork and documents needed. the other 3 were just beginning the process. but things are changing daily here. we just have to hope that it will eventually again change in our favor. in the favor of the orphaned children who have american families waiting for them.