Rebounds

Drawing on my Hoosier roots, I've come up with a name for the work we're doing on paperwork that we've previously submitted but for various reasons has not been accepted: Rebounds. For some reason (in a three country adoption there are plenty) the ball never found net and we find it in our hands again.
Yesterday's rebound came from the U.S. side of the paperwork which we submitted to the office in Rome. They informed us that Stan's fingerprint card was readable, but mine wasn't. We sent two copies of each just in case this might happen. Unfortunately, both of mine were illegible.
We had these prints taken while we were in the States. Before our trip to the States we asked the consulate here in North Africa how we should go about getting prints. They told us the local police were the only ones who could do so. When we brought our US fingerprint cards to our local police, they told us they needed a letter from our government requesting fingerprinting. Our consulate told us yesterday that they do not issue such letters. Sigh.
Next step: Spain. I talked to the Spanish consulate today. They told me that the only people that can take fingerprints are the Spanish police. However, they are not obliged to provide this service to foreigners such as ourselves. The US Consulate in Spain does issue letters requesting fingerprinting. Our next step will be to start talking with the police in Spain. Please pray for a favorable response.