Tomorrow marks 13 years that Brock and I have been married! The past 13 years have gone by pretty quickly, so many things have happened over the years. We are so blessed to have 3 beautiful children and are awaiting the arrival of our 4th! They are all growing up so quickly. We are all anxious to get Hudson home. It is so hard to know that your son is growing up on the other side of the world without you, without even knowing you. We are getting closer to bringing him home, but it is still too far away.
Several months ago we started a puzzle piece fundraiser. We have this cute kids puzzle of the world, and we were asking for friends and family to sponsor a piece of the puzzle by donating $10 per piece and they can tell us what to write on the back of the piece (their name, a Bible Verse, etc). Once the puzzle is completely sponsored we will then frame it in a two way frame in Hudson's room where he can see both the puzzle and all the loving comments, names of those who helped, etc. We have 81 pieces that still need sponsored.
*What I am asking is, for our 13th anniversary, if we can get 13 pieces sponsored! I don't want a card, flowers, gifts or anything else for our anniversary. You can use the link at the top right of this page to donate through Paypal and leave a note on there of what you would like written on the back of the puzzle piece. If you do not want donate through Paypal, you can mail a check or money order directly to our adoption savings account at:
First Federal Savings & Loan
800 West Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920
Attn: Paul Family Adoption Savings Account
We really appreciate the prayers and support. Please feel free to share with your friends and family about our puzzle piece fundraiser, your $10 donation is helping change a little boys life! Its quick and easy and we really appreciate it!
Sunday, April 28, 2013
Friday, April 19, 2013
Many updates!
I am behind on updating our blog. I've been locked out for awhile and had to play around and finally was able to get access. So, there has been lots of good things happening!
1. We were officially DTC (Dossier to China) on March 25th! This is when a large collection of very important documents has been sent to China. We have been waiting for this step for quite some time.
2. On April 3rd we celebrated our sons birthday. He turned 4 in China, and we celebrated his last birthday without his family! We had a cake sent to him at the orphanage. They wouldn't allow anyone in to take photos of him enjoying the cake, but we got a picture of the cake before they took it to him and we should get photos of him enjoying the cake once we go to pick him up. This was also an exciting day for our family, as we then let everyone know the name we have chosen for him. We revealed the name with a birthday cake. It was very beautiful and the kids liked the idea!
The cake that was sent to the orphanage!
The cake that we had here at home, his name is Hudson Keith Paul!
3. Today, April 19th, we received LID (Log in Date). Our documents have officially been received by China and now they are translating and reviewing our documents. The next step is LOA (Letter of Acceptance). There has been families lately that have gotten this faster, but if can take up to 90 days. We are praying for it to happen sooner.
Also, today I sent out our first application for a grant. We are still over $13,000 short of the needed funds to complete our adoption. This includes our traveling to and from China. We have been fortunate enough to not have to apply for any loans yet and we are praying that we are able to get a grant or two that will help ease the remainder of the costs.
We are still looking at late summer-early fall travel. We can not wait to get Hudson home! We are slowly preparing the house and will complete his bedroom early this summer. He has a cute room and lots of clothes already! As much as I know this is really going to happen, it just doesn't feel that real yet. I'm sure as we get closer to going to China it will. This has been a pretty long process, April 9th marked 1 year since I first saw Hudson and knew he was our son. But, I know that the Lord is with us in this and He is in control.
Thank you for your prayers and encouragement We appreciate it all! Please continue to pray for our family as we continue the process to bringing home Hudson. If you feel led to donate towards our adoption, please click on the link at the top right side of this page, you can safely donate through Paypal.
1. We were officially DTC (Dossier to China) on March 25th! This is when a large collection of very important documents has been sent to China. We have been waiting for this step for quite some time.
2. On April 3rd we celebrated our sons birthday. He turned 4 in China, and we celebrated his last birthday without his family! We had a cake sent to him at the orphanage. They wouldn't allow anyone in to take photos of him enjoying the cake, but we got a picture of the cake before they took it to him and we should get photos of him enjoying the cake once we go to pick him up. This was also an exciting day for our family, as we then let everyone know the name we have chosen for him. We revealed the name with a birthday cake. It was very beautiful and the kids liked the idea!
The cake that was sent to the orphanage!
The cake that we had here at home, his name is Hudson Keith Paul!
3. Today, April 19th, we received LID (Log in Date). Our documents have officially been received by China and now they are translating and reviewing our documents. The next step is LOA (Letter of Acceptance). There has been families lately that have gotten this faster, but if can take up to 90 days. We are praying for it to happen sooner.
Also, today I sent out our first application for a grant. We are still over $13,000 short of the needed funds to complete our adoption. This includes our traveling to and from China. We have been fortunate enough to not have to apply for any loans yet and we are praying that we are able to get a grant or two that will help ease the remainder of the costs.
We are still looking at late summer-early fall travel. We can not wait to get Hudson home! We are slowly preparing the house and will complete his bedroom early this summer. He has a cute room and lots of clothes already! As much as I know this is really going to happen, it just doesn't feel that real yet. I'm sure as we get closer to going to China it will. This has been a pretty long process, April 9th marked 1 year since I first saw Hudson and knew he was our son. But, I know that the Lord is with us in this and He is in control.
Thank you for your prayers and encouragement We appreciate it all! Please continue to pray for our family as we continue the process to bringing home Hudson. If you feel led to donate towards our adoption, please click on the link at the top right side of this page, you can safely donate through Paypal.
Father to the fatherless, defender of widows — this is God, whose dwelling is holy. God places the lonely in families.
Psalms 68:5-6
Friday, February 22, 2013
Another step closer to our son
We received immigration approval on February 19th! I was praying it would come quickly and it did! We are expected to be DTC (Dossier to China) around the end of March. (For those that don't know, that is a pretty big deal!) I want to be there sooner! I always want to be a step ahead and hope and pray for things to move quicker than they expect. We have experienced enough delays and just want to bring home our son.
We had an unexpected donation a few weeks ago! Super excited about that! The Lord continues to provide every time we need it. I have not gotten too worried about the funds, I know that this is what the Lord wants us to do and know that He will continue to provide for us. Just today Brock and I were talking about the finances and our savings account and he was worrying. I had to remind him that we should not worry, all we need is faith. There hasn't been a time that a fee was due that we didn't have the money.
I have a fundraiser I want to kick off next month, it will be a month long fundraiser, leading up to our sons birthday! Our sweet little boy will turn 4 years old on April 3rd, his very last birthday without his family. If you are interested in helping us, please keep your eyes open in early March.
Thank you again to everyone who has supported us in prayer, encouragement and financial contributions. We couldn't do this without everyone's love and support!
We had an unexpected donation a few weeks ago! Super excited about that! The Lord continues to provide every time we need it. I have not gotten too worried about the funds, I know that this is what the Lord wants us to do and know that He will continue to provide for us. Just today Brock and I were talking about the finances and our savings account and he was worrying. I had to remind him that we should not worry, all we need is faith. There hasn't been a time that a fee was due that we didn't have the money.
I have a fundraiser I want to kick off next month, it will be a month long fundraiser, leading up to our sons birthday! Our sweet little boy will turn 4 years old on April 3rd, his very last birthday without his family. If you are interested in helping us, please keep your eyes open in early March.
Thank you again to everyone who has supported us in prayer, encouragement and financial contributions. We couldn't do this without everyone's love and support!
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Progress
I just realized that I haven't updated anything since Christmas. I'm really bad about keeping up this blog. We are starting to make some progress and have had some wonderful surprises!
Our passports arrived last week in the mail! We can now officially both leave the country, just don't tell Brock, he is sooo scared to fly! Our pictures look like mug shots, we were told we couldn't smile, then later at the post office we were told we could smile, oh well, I wasn't going to redo the photos just so we could smile.
Just over a week ago I was contacted by a parent who happened to be in China adopting from the orphanage where our son is, she had a chance to shoot some video of our son and take some pictures for us! I was so shocked and thrilled at what I was able to see..and hear! We heard our sons voice for the first time! He says mama and baba (dada in Chinese). He also blows us kisses, sings us a song and takes a bow. I've watched these little videos several times and can never get sick of them. The new photos were great, he is looking handsome as always, with that same cute smile!
A few days later we received a receipt for our immigration approval. Which stated our documents were in the lock-box and sent to the local USCIS office and we would next get a letter stating when and where we were going to get our fingerprints done.
Another day or two and we got an update from our agency on our sons measurements and weight! And they also sent 2 new photos! This was a New Years gift from the orphanage to the Lifeline adopting families. We were glad to see his new measurements, it shows he is growing some since his last measurements!
And then another day or two later we got a letter with our fingerprint appointment date and time! We are so happy that this date is just over 2 weeks away from now, so we don't have to wait too long. Now we have to wait for the approval and processing of our fingerprints.
Once our immigration approval comes through, we then wait for authentication for our documents, then they will be ready to send our dossier to China!
We continue to ask for prayer with this process. We pray for speed in getting the next several steps completed. We have done everything needed, we are just waiting. I know that this is all in Gods timing, and I just hope his timing is a little sooner than later. We pray for direction when it comes to the financial aspect of the adoption. We have raised and contributed around $10,000 now. We are roughly $20,000 short of what the whole process should cost. I know that the Lord will provide, I just pray that He continues to lead us in the right direction. We have a few grants that we are preparing to send in and hope to get some assistance from those. We also have a few fundraising ideas that we hope to put to work soon.
We also ask that you pray for our son. Pray that the Lord is preparing his heart for his family. We know this is going to be a major change for him, we do not expect him to just jump into our lives and be happy we adopted him. We understand that this is the only life he has known and that while we may not think it is ideal to live in a large orphanage, it is all he knows. He has friends that are like family, nannies that have cared for him that are like his mother. It will be emotional for him too. We pray for guidance from the Lord on how to help our son through those emotions and fears he may experience.
And we thank the Lord for leading us to our son. There is no other way that we would be in this process without the Lord guiding us along the way. We also thank the Lord for loving and caring friends and family who have prayed for us, who have offered us advice or listened to our stories and who have contributed in one way or another to us for the adoption. Thank you!
Here are a few of the wonderful surprises we have received in the past week or two!
Our passports arrived last week in the mail! We can now officially both leave the country, just don't tell Brock, he is sooo scared to fly! Our pictures look like mug shots, we were told we couldn't smile, then later at the post office we were told we could smile, oh well, I wasn't going to redo the photos just so we could smile.
Just over a week ago I was contacted by a parent who happened to be in China adopting from the orphanage where our son is, she had a chance to shoot some video of our son and take some pictures for us! I was so shocked and thrilled at what I was able to see..and hear! We heard our sons voice for the first time! He says mama and baba (dada in Chinese). He also blows us kisses, sings us a song and takes a bow. I've watched these little videos several times and can never get sick of them. The new photos were great, he is looking handsome as always, with that same cute smile!
A few days later we received a receipt for our immigration approval. Which stated our documents were in the lock-box and sent to the local USCIS office and we would next get a letter stating when and where we were going to get our fingerprints done.
Another day or two and we got an update from our agency on our sons measurements and weight! And they also sent 2 new photos! This was a New Years gift from the orphanage to the Lifeline adopting families. We were glad to see his new measurements, it shows he is growing some since his last measurements!
And then another day or two later we got a letter with our fingerprint appointment date and time! We are so happy that this date is just over 2 weeks away from now, so we don't have to wait too long. Now we have to wait for the approval and processing of our fingerprints.
Once our immigration approval comes through, we then wait for authentication for our documents, then they will be ready to send our dossier to China!
We continue to ask for prayer with this process. We pray for speed in getting the next several steps completed. We have done everything needed, we are just waiting. I know that this is all in Gods timing, and I just hope his timing is a little sooner than later. We pray for direction when it comes to the financial aspect of the adoption. We have raised and contributed around $10,000 now. We are roughly $20,000 short of what the whole process should cost. I know that the Lord will provide, I just pray that He continues to lead us in the right direction. We have a few grants that we are preparing to send in and hope to get some assistance from those. We also have a few fundraising ideas that we hope to put to work soon.
We also ask that you pray for our son. Pray that the Lord is preparing his heart for his family. We know this is going to be a major change for him, we do not expect him to just jump into our lives and be happy we adopted him. We understand that this is the only life he has known and that while we may not think it is ideal to live in a large orphanage, it is all he knows. He has friends that are like family, nannies that have cared for him that are like his mother. It will be emotional for him too. We pray for guidance from the Lord on how to help our son through those emotions and fears he may experience.
And we thank the Lord for leading us to our son. There is no other way that we would be in this process without the Lord guiding us along the way. We also thank the Lord for loving and caring friends and family who have prayed for us, who have offered us advice or listened to our stories and who have contributed in one way or another to us for the adoption. Thank you!Here are a few of the wonderful surprises we have received in the past week or two!
Monday, December 24, 2012
Merry Christmas!
Well, it is almost Christmas....I'm about 15 minutes away from it here! It has been such a busy time of year, as it always is this time of year. The kids have kept busy with sports and we have stayed busy with work and keeping up with the kids.
We got some good news last week and today our official completed home study arrived! While this process has taken far longer than it should have, we know that it is all in Gods timing. It was a wonderful Christmas present that arrived in the mail today! Also, yesterday I received a recent photo of our little guy, I love seeing into his life. I will create an album for him with all the photos that I can find of him from his years at the orphanage, so he can look back and remember his life and see his friends.
We have been in contact with a couple of families that have recently or will be soon going to bring home their sons who happen to be our sons friends. We will definitely meet up with these families once we are home and settled. We are very excited about this!
Our next step is our immigration paperwork, which we already have completed and sent to our agency. So the step after that is getting the rest of the documents needed for our dossier. I think we have most of this done, but I do hope to have any other necessary papers put together before Christmas break is over.
We are still probably 7 months plus away from bringing him home. I hope to get an update and discuss the timing again, but you never know what can happen during the process, there may be other delays. But, I hope not.
We cannot wait to get him home and cant wait to have our lives and his life forever changed. We are so thankful that the Lord led us to our son. Without Him, none of this would be possible.
Please continue to pray for our family, our son, and the many people involved in the adoption process. We appreciate all the love and support from everyone.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
We got some good news last week and today our official completed home study arrived! While this process has taken far longer than it should have, we know that it is all in Gods timing. It was a wonderful Christmas present that arrived in the mail today! Also, yesterday I received a recent photo of our little guy, I love seeing into his life. I will create an album for him with all the photos that I can find of him from his years at the orphanage, so he can look back and remember his life and see his friends.
We have been in contact with a couple of families that have recently or will be soon going to bring home their sons who happen to be our sons friends. We will definitely meet up with these families once we are home and settled. We are very excited about this!
Our next step is our immigration paperwork, which we already have completed and sent to our agency. So the step after that is getting the rest of the documents needed for our dossier. I think we have most of this done, but I do hope to have any other necessary papers put together before Christmas break is over.
We are still probably 7 months plus away from bringing him home. I hope to get an update and discuss the timing again, but you never know what can happen during the process, there may be other delays. But, I hope not.
We cannot wait to get him home and cant wait to have our lives and his life forever changed. We are so thankful that the Lord led us to our son. Without Him, none of this would be possible.
Please continue to pray for our family, our son, and the many people involved in the adoption process. We appreciate all the love and support from everyone.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Here is the new photo I received. He is the one in the middle with the blue jacket.
Friday, November 2, 2012
Looks like we will be waiting even longer :(
Earlier this week I was very excited to get an email from our adoption agency asking us to call them so we can discuss the next step, once the homestudy FINALLY gets done. I was thrilled to know it was about time to move on and that I would finally have something to do! Then....I was hit with a low blow :(
I called and spoke with our agency and she answered all my questions and we were discussing the Dossier (one of the if not THE most important document) and then I asked for any update on our timeline. Last we talked I was told 4-6 months after the homestudy was completed. I know the homestudy took longer than expected, but figured we would still have 4-6 months, so April-June? Nope! She said we will have ATLEAST another 9 months after our homestudy is completed. I was shocked! I questioned it and found out she told us the wrong amount of time last time we discussed this. So...I had a pretty upsetting evening. Tried to hold back the tears, but I couldnt. Thank goodness I have a sweet and loving 5 year old who knew mommy needed some TLC. She helped me get through the evening.
Today I spoke to the supervisor at our adoption agency and yes, the 9 month plus wait is correct. She will do what she can to help us along the way cut time, but I dont think there is anyway possible she will cut 3-4 months off our wait.
I just want our little man home! I want him to get to the doctors, get the treatment he needs. Get to know his mama and dada and loving big sisters and brother. I want to hug and kiss on him. Read him books and play with him. I wanted the whooooole summer for all of this. Now...we will be lucky if he is home before next school year starts.
That just means that our son must sit and wait weeks, even months more than we expected, in a large orphanage. I know it probably isnt a big deal to him, that is all he knows. But, man, it would be so good for him to be with his family, getting the love he deserves.
I know it is not in our control at all when our son will be home. The Lord has led us to him and is in control of this journey and that is the hardest part for me. I am having a horribly hard time making myself see that. I know it, I just dont want to acknowledge it.
Please pray for our son. Pray that he is being taken care of and his little heart is preparing for this family to love him! Pray for his health as the winter will be hitting China soon. Pray for us, as we continue to wait until we can go get him and bring him home. Pray for us as we continue to raise funds, apply for grants and look into loans. Pray for all the other children, those who do not have mamas and dadas waiting for them, those who will live in the orphanage their entire childhood.
November is orphan awareness month, lets pray for the millions of orphans around the world. I know I cant make a huge difference in the millions of orphans but I can make huge impact in one special, sweet, cute little guys life!
I called and spoke with our agency and she answered all my questions and we were discussing the Dossier (one of the if not THE most important document) and then I asked for any update on our timeline. Last we talked I was told 4-6 months after the homestudy was completed. I know the homestudy took longer than expected, but figured we would still have 4-6 months, so April-June? Nope! She said we will have ATLEAST another 9 months after our homestudy is completed. I was shocked! I questioned it and found out she told us the wrong amount of time last time we discussed this. So...I had a pretty upsetting evening. Tried to hold back the tears, but I couldnt. Thank goodness I have a sweet and loving 5 year old who knew mommy needed some TLC. She helped me get through the evening.
Today I spoke to the supervisor at our adoption agency and yes, the 9 month plus wait is correct. She will do what she can to help us along the way cut time, but I dont think there is anyway possible she will cut 3-4 months off our wait.
I just want our little man home! I want him to get to the doctors, get the treatment he needs. Get to know his mama and dada and loving big sisters and brother. I want to hug and kiss on him. Read him books and play with him. I wanted the whooooole summer for all of this. Now...we will be lucky if he is home before next school year starts.
That just means that our son must sit and wait weeks, even months more than we expected, in a large orphanage. I know it probably isnt a big deal to him, that is all he knows. But, man, it would be so good for him to be with his family, getting the love he deserves.
I know it is not in our control at all when our son will be home. The Lord has led us to him and is in control of this journey and that is the hardest part for me. I am having a horribly hard time making myself see that. I know it, I just dont want to acknowledge it.
Please pray for our son. Pray that he is being taken care of and his little heart is preparing for this family to love him! Pray for his health as the winter will be hitting China soon. Pray for us, as we continue to wait until we can go get him and bring him home. Pray for us as we continue to raise funds, apply for grants and look into loans. Pray for all the other children, those who do not have mamas and dadas waiting for them, those who will live in the orphanage their entire childhood.
November is orphan awareness month, lets pray for the millions of orphans around the world. I know I cant make a huge difference in the millions of orphans but I can make huge impact in one special, sweet, cute little guys life!
Monday, October 22, 2012
Hurry up and....wait!
Time has slipped away from me somewhat quickly. I really wanted to keep this blog updated all the time, but as you can see if you look back at the date of the last update, Im not doing real great at that. School started, along with work, the kids are all in sports, so we are on the run a lot! But, enough excuses!
Of course, we had the benefit! It went very well, we had many local businesses pull through and donate some wonderful items for the silent auction. We had many friends and family show up throughout the day showing their support to us! We appreciate everyone who helped make the fundraiser such a sucess!
We did get the update on our son as requested. He is still rather small for his age, but not too small. It states he is a stong-willed stubborn boy! It states that his main delay is the weakness in one leg, he is able to walk but cannot run and jump like the other children his age. He is in Preschool and is learning well. He can do many things on his own such as dress and feed himself. And we got a picture of him with his friends. We found out that his best friend is being adopted from another family in Illinois! We have made contact with them and they have since brought him home!
We have completed everything that we can, with the exception on one training that is 8-10 hours online. We will tackle this training within the next week or two. Right now we are waiting on the homestudy report to get completed and our social worker is waiting to complete it until she has our clearances. She got an email that clearances are backed up and she will probably not get them this month. This is upsetting to us as we have already had to ask China for an extension to hold his file while we wait on the homestudy. We still hope to be able to go get him sometime between March and May, but it really depends on how quickly the homestudy gets completed at this point.
Once the homestudy is done, we will once again be busy. As much as I didn't enjoy all the paperwork in the beginning of this process, I much rather have paperwork to be doing than have nothing to do. I feel like we hurried up all summer to get through as much as possible for nothing. We have been waiting for a few months now, doing nothing much new.
I know it is all in the Lords timing and I know we are not in control, but of course we want things to get rolling faster. The faster things go the sooner we can bring him home.
The other night I had a very vivid dream, our family had packed up and decided to go to Hong Kong Disney and decided we would just stop by the orphanage and see if they would let us see him. ( I didn't say this was a realistic dream!) Anyways, we got there and they happily allowed us all in and directed us to where he was laying in bed. They are telling him who we are as we are walking in the room and he says " I want to see mama" and I just lost it! In the dream we got to hug, kiss, cuddle and play with him. I woke in the middle of the night after this dream and thanked God for the dream. Although it wasn't real, it was nice to feel that close to him for just a little bit of time. I feel so distant from this adoption lately, like it doesn't even seem real. I think about it and pray about it everyday, but not having anything to do, it just doesn't feel real lately. I remind myself, by this time next year, we will be sitting here with our son and this will all be in the past.
We ask that you continue to pray for our family and pray for our son. Pray that the Lord continues to guide us on this journey He has pulled us to. Pray that He continues to provide for us emotionally, financially, and physically. Pray that He works within the hearts and minds of all the people who are involved along the way. Pray that the Lord begins to prepare our sons heart and mind for his family. Pray that our son is kept safe, warm, fed, and loved while he is waiting for us. We have came a long way and have a long way to go still.
We appreciate all your love and support!
Of course, we had the benefit! It went very well, we had many local businesses pull through and donate some wonderful items for the silent auction. We had many friends and family show up throughout the day showing their support to us! We appreciate everyone who helped make the fundraiser such a sucess!
We did get the update on our son as requested. He is still rather small for his age, but not too small. It states he is a stong-willed stubborn boy! It states that his main delay is the weakness in one leg, he is able to walk but cannot run and jump like the other children his age. He is in Preschool and is learning well. He can do many things on his own such as dress and feed himself. And we got a picture of him with his friends. We found out that his best friend is being adopted from another family in Illinois! We have made contact with them and they have since brought him home!
We have completed everything that we can, with the exception on one training that is 8-10 hours online. We will tackle this training within the next week or two. Right now we are waiting on the homestudy report to get completed and our social worker is waiting to complete it until she has our clearances. She got an email that clearances are backed up and she will probably not get them this month. This is upsetting to us as we have already had to ask China for an extension to hold his file while we wait on the homestudy. We still hope to be able to go get him sometime between March and May, but it really depends on how quickly the homestudy gets completed at this point.
Once the homestudy is done, we will once again be busy. As much as I didn't enjoy all the paperwork in the beginning of this process, I much rather have paperwork to be doing than have nothing to do. I feel like we hurried up all summer to get through as much as possible for nothing. We have been waiting for a few months now, doing nothing much new.
I know it is all in the Lords timing and I know we are not in control, but of course we want things to get rolling faster. The faster things go the sooner we can bring him home.
The other night I had a very vivid dream, our family had packed up and decided to go to Hong Kong Disney and decided we would just stop by the orphanage and see if they would let us see him. ( I didn't say this was a realistic dream!) Anyways, we got there and they happily allowed us all in and directed us to where he was laying in bed. They are telling him who we are as we are walking in the room and he says " I want to see mama" and I just lost it! In the dream we got to hug, kiss, cuddle and play with him. I woke in the middle of the night after this dream and thanked God for the dream. Although it wasn't real, it was nice to feel that close to him for just a little bit of time. I feel so distant from this adoption lately, like it doesn't even seem real. I think about it and pray about it everyday, but not having anything to do, it just doesn't feel real lately. I remind myself, by this time next year, we will be sitting here with our son and this will all be in the past.
We ask that you continue to pray for our family and pray for our son. Pray that the Lord continues to guide us on this journey He has pulled us to. Pray that He continues to provide for us emotionally, financially, and physically. Pray that He works within the hearts and minds of all the people who are involved along the way. Pray that the Lord begins to prepare our sons heart and mind for his family. Pray that our son is kept safe, warm, fed, and loved while he is waiting for us. We have came a long way and have a long way to go still.
We appreciate all your love and support!
Here was our new photo sent from the orphanage. Our son is in the middle. His best friend is to the right of him.
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