Some passed court, Others did not

Here is a short paragraph posted by the Wistrom family on our YG that explains what happened with court dates today:

The Wistrom family did not pass court... Duni explained that none of
the families with the older children (I think that would just be Wistroms,
Hutchinsons and Van Wettens) passed court but all of the babies did pass
court. We are so happy for those of you who made it through this momentous
day! Congratulations and please know that despite our heartbreak - we are
rejoicing with you!!!
Evidently, the courts and MOWA changed a regulation during the court
closure and did not inform the orphanages and the agencies. They
knew nothing about the new regulation until they appeared in court.
The new regulation requires that children that are relinquished by
their parent - are now required to have the same paperwork from the
orphanage that the "abandoned" children would get. This is a new
policy. The paperwork can be acquired from the orphanage within a
day or 2 but now the courts are completely overwhelmed from the court
closure. So the earliest date they could secure for us is Nov 8.
They will continue trying to appeal for an earlier court date but
Duni did not sound optimistic. My heart just breaks for our little
boys who have been at the transition home now since March. That is
such a long time to wait for your family to arrive and to watch other
kids leave. Thanks for your love and prayers YG! We will keep you
posted!! with love, Karen Wistrom www.family-from-afar.blogspot.com

We are incredibly happy for those who passed court today and incredibly sad for those who did not after such a long wait for courts to reopen. I know Scripture says to rejoice with those who rejoice and mourn with those who mourn, but I'm not certain how to do both at the same time. This group of families adopting from Ethiopia through AWAA is such a family. We all rejoice and grieve together. What a blessings to have such a wonderful, supportive group during this wait.

For those of you who have not read my previous post, please do and continue to pray for the other matters mentioned in that post - especially for the baby in the hospital. Thank you.