The adoption journey is coming to an end, but the journey to
bring our son home is about to begin!
As hard as it is to believe, Lee and I board a big ole’
plane and head across the ocean in just a few short days! We will spend 2 weeks in China and are
scheduled to arrive home on Christmas Eve!
Needless to say, it’s been a crazy two weeks since we found
out our travel dates.
We are excited, hopeful, nervous, anxious, giddy,
apprehensive and every other emotion in between…
As we’ve said before, not only does it take a village to
raise children, it also takes a village to bring them home to their forever
family!! Because of that, we’re
asking that you join us on the journey!
I am listing some of the prayer requests we have as we
begin this adventure and pursuit of our son! I am also attaching it as a PDF for you. Would you please print this out and place it somewhere so
that you’re able to pray with us and for us each day?
And one more request - a selfish request, I admit! Would you please let me know that you will do this? That you are praying for us?
And one more request - a selfish request, I admit! Would you please let me know that you will do this? That you are praying for us?
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Prayer Requests ::
:: Safety, health and protection while
we travel ::
:: Elijah’s heart to be prepared for the
transition ::
o I truly believe that the Creator of
the universe can plant our faces and voices in Elijah’s mind so that we are
“familiar” to him.
:: Elijah’s Health ::
o We are still a little unsure of all
the medical needs our little man will have, so please be in prayer for his
health and that we’ll know exactly how to care for him!
:: Addie, Ellee and Sam while we’re away ::
o They are apprehensive about being
away from their Daddy and Mommy for such a long time. We pray that they’ll be comforted by the One true Comforter
until we return.
:: Mindy’s precious mother as she takes
care of the kiddos ::
o She’ll be the daddy, mommy, grandmother,
chef, taxi driver and nurse for two weeks…and two very busy weeks full of
Christmas activities!
:: Ease of transition from one city to
the next in China ::
o By the time we arrive home, we will
have been in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Hong Kong. The majority of this travel will be
done with Elijah who has never experienced anything like this before.
:: Timely flights! ::
o We are schedule to arrive home around
5:30 pm on Christmas Eve. We are
praying for the Lord to pour out His grace and allow us to be reunited as a
family on time so we can enjoy Christmas together!!
:: The transition to a family of six ::
:: For the Gospel to be displayed ::
o Praise God that He has adopted us
into His family and called us His own.
He relentlessly pursues His children and we pray others see a glimpse of
that as we go rescue our son and bring him home. The love of the Father is so far greater than any love we
can offer our children, but we do pray that the Gospel is displayed!!
In a desire to be transparent, I admit that I am anxious about this trip. I trust
the Lord and His perfect plan, but my flesh can be so weak! My heart finds comfort in knowing that
people are interceding on our behalf so that’s why I selfishly ask you to let
me know you are praying!
Thank you for doing this. And thank you for loving us so good.
Our plan is to keep the blog updated as we go, so come along
and join us in “the birthing room” …
Praying for you and your sweet family, my friend. I have your requests printed and will pray daily! Love you!
ReplyDeletePraying for you all! ! Request printed !! Congratulations on this amazing journey! Thank you for allowing us to be a part of it:) love you all!!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely praying for all of you! Can't wait to see your whole family together!! :)
ReplyDeletepraying for you all
ReplyDeletelook forward to meeting your new son
Sending prayers with you on your journey to bring home your new baby boy.
ReplyDeletePraying every day for you and your family! I have the requests right here by my computer so I see them every time I look up... Congratulations! Much love to you all...
ReplyDeletePraying for you all. I started praying this am as soon as I read this. Congratulations and I love you all!
ReplyDeletePrinting the pdf right now and praying for all of you! This is such an exciting time and a precious picture of God's grace!
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