As many of you know, there are a few agencies/lawyers fighting to keep the process reasonable. Here is a letter that I received anonymously. I want to know why was she invited? Did the agency pay her expenses? If they did, is that legal (It doesn't sound ethical)? There are a lot of unanswered questions here.
This is the English translation of the letter:
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Guatemala 20 of June of 2003
Atty Elizabeth Hernandez de Larios
Chief of the Office of the Central Authority
Attorney Generalīs Office
Esteemed Atty Larios:
By means of this present letter allow me to extend a cordial invitation to personally visit the corporate offices of the adoption agency All Godīs Children International located in the city of Portland, State of Oregon in the United States which we want to present to you as an option of the agency which the Central Authority is going to require in order to complete adoptions from Guatemala to the United States of America and other countries.
For this visit I am proposing as a date of departure from Guatemala Tuesday the 8th of July returning on Sunday the 13th of July. In this opportunity in addition to seeing the corporate offices and the personnel of All Godīs Children International in the United States, also you will have the opportunity of sharing with 30 families with their children adopted from different countries.
Atty Larios, if you consider it to be appropriate we would also like that in this trip for the Atty Maria Olimpia Cano de Merida and the atty Eduardo Rafael Rivera accompany you due to the position and the responsibility the has been delegated to them by the Central Authority.
Nothing remains but to await your confirmation of this invitation which I hope can be given to us as soon as convenient sine we need to confirm as soon as possible the spaces on the airline.
With nothing further and begging God to greatly bless you,
Sincerely,
Elia Lizama L de de la Cerda
Director.
I saw mention of this on the Big List...it sounds to me like this agency is trying very hard to get a 'jump' on all of the new business the CA will be giving to a few agencies & orphanages.
I know nothing about this agency...but it seems very strange to me!!
Becky
Posted by: Becky at July 17, 2003 07:17 PMI do think we need to be careful before we jump to conclusions. I researched 21 international agencies before chosing AGCI. Please look at the agency website www.allgodschildren.org. They have been very kind and helpful and we are still sitting in the PGN. My understanding of the invitation was just to have the CA & PGN meet happy children and happy families through a picnic.
Be happy and encouraged...