What's Next?

So, what are the best and worst scenarios? What can you be thinking of and praying about for us? Here is a quick rundown of our next few days. :D
Wednesday: Noon, I go to our attorney's office and pick up copies of Aidah's file, and bring them to the US Embassy so they can begin the orphan research step. (Praise #1: this step is normally not started until after a court ruling has been received, but when I went in to the Embassy to get the medical form, I introduced myself and explained Aidah's situation, and they asked me to bring everything in so they could get a start on her file and shorten the process. What you can be praying for: they normally don't see adoptive parents on Wednesdays, so getting in the gate could be a problem. Also, we have to get a form notarized tomorrow and they are quite difficult to find and expensive.)
Thursday: meet with Jurjanne and Aidah's parents and the probation officer. (Praise #2: Aidah's family lives more than 3 hours away. It is unbelievable how open they have been to helping us out. We cannot offer funds or any pay for their time or efforts. This has to be done at their own expense as anything else would be considered coercion. So far, this has not been an issue, and they have had to make 4 trips to Kampala. There are two more trips to go - 1 for court and 1 for embassy. What you can be praying for: that I am able to have a good discussion with them, get some questions answered about 1 particular horrific event in Aidah's life that led to her abandonment, and that my discussion with the probation officer be fruitful. Also, we have requested that Aidah spend Thursday night with me so we can help her get ready for court the next morning. You can pray that the Lord works this out, as no one except Aidah and I are in favor of that.)
Friday: Leave the guesthouse, all gussied up for court, by 7:00 AM. Arrive at IOM by 8:00 AM so Aidah can have her TB test read. (Praise #3: we were given a last minute appointment today, and everyone was extremely helpful in getting the paperwork done so all we have to do is come back for the reading. What you can be praying for: that Aidah's TB test comes back negative, like it normally does)
At 10:00 AM we will be in court. The judge will speak to us all separately at different times and then interview us all at the same time together. Then he will give us a date that we can expect our ruling. (Praise #4: unbelievably we received a court date here in Kampala just 4 days from our request. People are waiting MONTHS to be assigned a judge, get a court date, and then sometimes the date is 4 months in the future. This is truly a miracle! We know it is because of Aidah's health, but we will take it with no questions! What you can be praying for: that the judge give a ruling the following Monday or Tuesday so we can file for our visa on Wednesday morning.)
Saturday: Nothing planned, except spending time with Aidah
Sunday: Nothing planned, except hoping to go back to Kampala International Church.
Monday: Doug Morris leaves Missouri and begins traveling here. We hope to pick up our ruling. IF Aidah's tb test comes back positive, we go back to the medical clinic and she gets her chest x-rays and does her sputum test.
Tuesday: Doug arrives at 10:55 PM
Wednesday: If we have our ruling, we go at 7:00 AM to the embassy and request a same day appointment for them to interview us. (What you can be praying for: Aidah's parents must also be there for the interview, and arranging this can be difficult, as you can imagine. If the embassy is immediately content with the ruling and our case, we are told to come back in 2 days for the visa.)
Thursday: Nothing planned
Friday: Market in the morning and hopefully picking up Aidah's visa in the afternoon
Saturday: If we have received the visa, a trip to Bulamu CV to hold a going-away party for Aidah. Hopefully bring her back to the guesthouse with us. (What you can be praying for: a good closure for Aidah, a time to say goodbye to her close friends and that she be able to look forward with hope.)
Sunday: Take Doug to Kampala International Church
Monday: Doug flies home, as do we, hopefully. :D
Obviously, still, there are lots of ifs, ands, and buts. I am prepared to stay a bit long, in case of questions regarding the visa. If the embassy is not happy about the fact that Aidah has 2 living parents, then they send our case to Nairobi, Kenya, and that process takes a long time...upwards of 6 months. So, more than anything, please be praying that the Lord work in regards to the orphan interview at the embassy.