We
Are
Adopting.
Again.
No.
We aren't crazy.
No.
We don't want to be like Brad & Angelina.
We simply
Believe.
We have found.
Our
Son.
Yes, a boy! I have known and loved him since before we traveled for Sophie. I knew in my heart he was ours and God was calling us to once again be obedient and say yes. To once again endure the criticism, endure the economic stretching, and paperwork process. Endure the waiting.
Waiting which we are doing and trying patiently to do. We do not have his file yet from China, which means yes, I could have my heart broken in not being able to bring him home. It is also why we cannot share his photo or any other info at this time. In most likelihood though we will have a file sometime in November and the process will be official.
For now we are in the process of applying to immigration to be approved to adopt again abroad. We've already completed the process to update our home study.
Please pray for this process. Please pray for us.
We've gotten information from people who visited on a mission trip this summer and this poor baby boy is confined to his crib or a bumbo seat all day. The team also told me anytime the team picked him up he was happy and smiling.
My heart is breaking for this beautiful boy who will turn two in January.
Earlier in my post I stated I knew he was ours from the moment I learned he was a boy and delayed like Isaac. I composed a letter to Chris expressing everything my heart felt. I am including the letter at the bottom of this page so you can better understand the power in God's calling.
Please pray for this little boy who is all alone.
My letter to Chris in April:
To my beloved,
I decided to write everything in my head down because for
the last week it has been all I could focus on. I imagine it is somewhat like
how you felt when you first felt called to adopt. It was all you could think
about but didn’t know where to take it.
Boy, we have sure taken your calling and run with it! I
cannot wait for our adventure back to China and our adventure to adopt sweet
Sophie. I think she is going to be amazing, but even if our trip is crazy and
Sophie hates our guts, God is good all the time.
So back to my heart. Ever since I saw the red haired baby’s
picture I couldn’t stop thinking about him/her. When Diana wrote me and said he
was a “he” and he was possibly delayed like Isaac I felt more in my heart than
if she had told me he was on target.
I know it would be scary financially, but everything else I
feel very confident about. We know this baby doesn’t have a chance being a boy,
delayed, and in China. Not very many families are moving forward to adopt a boy
or a visually impaired, delayed child.
I believe in my heart he is our son. I believe his name is
Patrick Louis (for your mom).
I know we can make a difference and can indeed save “one
more.”
We don’t have to
decide anything now. His file is NOT
prepared yet, so we would be able to see how life is with Sophie. We could do
an update to our home study when Sara comes at 6 weeks post placement. We could
reuse Sophie’s dossier up to a year after her Gotcha date.
He could stay in the crib in Summer’s room until he was old
enough to room with Isaac. We wouldn’t have to repaint because I picked the
colors for that room to grow with a boy theme. We’re already going to be at the
therapy place a ton because Isaac ages out of EI. and we could just use our
insurance for all the therapies at Trish’s clinic. Trish has looked at his
video for me and believes he is actually a little better off than Isaac was at
that age. He has no flat head, and can lift his head on his stomach and can
rotate his trunk. He just needs US!
I believe we were blessed with your job because God has
great things planned for us. People already look to what we are doing and God
gets the glory In a million years I never thought I could do this but I feel in
my heart I can. I feel God transforming me in a way I hadn’t felt before.
I read this last week and I thought it applied here…
The Door God Opens Will Require You to Depend on Him
God is not going to give us something that will alienate us
from him or make us believe we no longer need him. He is a God of relationship,
and a God who insists upon being first in our lives (Matthew
6:33). Therefore, if you find yourself saying “I can’t do this unless God
goes before me,” or “I can do this, but only with God’s help and leading” I
would say, in my personal experience, it’s likely something God is calling you
to do. Hebrews
11:6says: “And without faith it is impossible to please him,
for he who comes to God must believe that he is and that he is
a rewarder of those who seek him.” Many times an “open door” from God is one
that allows our faith to be stretched and strengthened. That, after all, is
God’s objective for us: to grow in faith and Christ-likeness.
You can…
·
Still go hunting as much as before
·
Still ride your motorcycle
I feel confident
·
I could travel alone or with Summer or Leann
·
We could hire someone to help with all the kids
for while I am gone
·
I can take care of all these kids!
·
God HAS called us to this.
We do not have to
decide about him now. We have time. We can talk to Richard in person about
him more. I just want you to pray about him.
I love you with all my heart.
Julie
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