Who's Next???

Introducing.....

"Jack"

born November 2, 2007

He currently lives at the 

STARFISH FOSTER HOME

in Xi'An, ShaanXi, China

He has spina bifida and hydrocephalus just

like our daughter, Brighton

AND....

Elijah David

who resides in KaiFeng, Henan, China

He was born on October 29, 2005

He has down syndrome and is actually attending a

public Chinese kindergarten!

 

For those of you who are wondering--

We submitted our paperwork to CHina for approval

stating that I was diagnosed with Stage 1 breast cancer and 

that I was undergoing treatment.  We submitted a written statement from my

oncologist saying my cancer was removed from my body and that all treatment

I was receiving was as aggressive as possible.  My life expectancy is that of any other

woman trying to adopt a child and that I would most likely be

able to raise these boys to adulthood.

Two years ago--China would have said--absolutely NO

Now...as God would have it-- they have said YES!

James 1:27 (New International Version, ©2010)

²⁷ Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. 

I know many of you will have opinions that may be of concern-

I have heard it all before.

The bottom line is that we feel called to each of these boys and

we are being obedient to the Lord.  We are willing

to step out in faith and we know that God ordained these boys

from the beginning of time.

 

I understand that some of you may feel you need to share your concern with

Bill or I.  PLEASE-- keep your thoughts of negativity to yourself.

We do not need or want to hear them

We live our lives to please Christ.....period.

I ask that if you have concern that you pray for usin a way God leads you. 

We are excited to be adopting again and feel

blessed God has taken us on this path.

I do not mean to sound harsh but I just do

not want to deal with negative comments.

Ephesians 4:29 (New International Version, ©2010)

 ²⁹ Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. 

I will post more on the way God brought each of these little guys intro our life.

They both  have their own story... each one God breathed.