Ernest and Debra Parker of Kingwood had been working diligently for two years to bring home their now newly adopted son, Ronel, from Haiti. With endless red tape looming over their heads during the process, the recent devastating earthquake in Port-au-Prince was anything but encouraging.

At the onset of the earthquake, the Parkers feared for Ronel's safety as well as the processing of the adoption papers, as they were in the second stage of the adoption. After finding Ronel was safe, the Haitian government allowed for humanitarian parole, giving Ronel the ability to come home based on the stage of the adoption process the Parkers were in.

When the Parkers submitted the final paperwork, they were eager to see their son. Ronel was literally about the board the flight to the U.S. with other Haitian adoptees when he was held back due to confusion with paperwork processing. In immediate paternal response, Ernest Parker flew to Haiti with a mission to return with his son.

Ernest and Ronel spent eight days on the American Embassy floor before Ronel's paperwork was dealt with, and supporters back home began following their story on Twitter. With Houstonians rallying for government support by U.S. Representative Ted Poe, the two literally ran onto an arranged military flight back to Miami where they would connect to Houston.

The duo were greeted by friends, family, church members, and Rep. Poe, who presented Ronel with a special pair of cowboy boots and a U.S. flag that had flown over the Capitol.

To see the story first-hand is heart-wrenching; view Ernest Parker's tweets @eparker77.

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