What region should we choose?

Adam and I had the opportunity to speak with our WACAP caseworker this morning and learned some great information about what we should expect with the Russia program. On top of that we were also given the names of 3 different regions in Russia that we can pursue. Out of these 3 regions, we need to choose one to have our dossier sent to. It is Russia's requirement that we only pursue one region at a time. If we find that our chosen region is not moving fast enough, we are then able to pursue a different one.
This is both exciting and stressful as each region has things that we like and dislike. Here are the regions and the pro's and con's:
Sakhalinskaya Oblast: This region is considered very slow in processing information and making child referrals and there is a longer wait time between the first and second trip (up to 3-4 months). However, this region is on the far eastern coast of Russia, making the trip shorter and cheaper. The flight would be from Boise to Seattle to Korea to Sakhalin. Also, there is a required (9 hour) flight to Moscow, to obtain the child's visa, that families must make unless they are adopting in one of the eastern regions, such as this one. If so, families can elect to have a courier make that flight (This is very tempting).
Primorsky Krai (Vladivostok): This region is also on the far eastern coast of Russia (south of Sakhalinskaya) so there is also a courier option, in this region, for the trip to Moscow. It is also a shorter and cheaper flight. However, there have not been many Asian children referred from this region in the last 8 months. Also, the second trip to Russia will require a 3-4 week stay.
Novosibirskaya Oblast: This region has been considered very fast. There are many children in the orphanages here and this helps with time. However, it is located in south central Russia and therefore we would have to make the required trip to Moscow (only a 3 hour flight). It is also a much longer and more expensive flight. We would go from Boise to NYC or Frankfurt to Moscow then to Novosibirskaya.
Now that you know our options, please pray for us. This is a big decision, but we know that the Lord knows where our daughter is and will direct us.
Blessings,
Anna