Red thread to her...
The
Chinese have a saying an invisible red
thread connects those who are destined to meet regardless of time,
place or circumstance. The thread may stretch or tangle but will never
break. In our case, our thread is connected to a child
born in our hearts over 6 years ago.
Our
journey began before we had any children.
We wanted to be parents and both of us were open to adoption. The Lord blessed us with two energetic
boys then we again discussed the idea of adoption. After much prayer, we decided to go down the path of adopting
a little girl. At the time (in
2005), adoptions from China were fairly straightforward.. Due to China’s one-child policy and the
Chinese preference for boys, there were many little girls abandoned and in need
of a family. We wanted to welcome
one of these “lost girls” into our home.
We soared
through our paperwork and were officially “logged in” September 13, 2006. Our wait time was expected to be about
9 months to a year. Well almost
six years later, here we are.
During this time, we moved twice, bought our first house, had another
baby (boy!), and made many memories.
We prayed many, many prayers for “our baby sister in China”.
We had
moments when we questioned if we were doing the right thing to keep waiting on
the China adoption. Should we
adopt a girl from another country?
Locally? Each time we questioned,
the answer seemed to be “Wait.”
My emotions as the “expectant mom” ranged from hopeful to
very discouraged. Why was it so
hard to adopt when there are so many orphans who need a home?? I watched families around me grow with
children, and although I delighted in my sons, I wondered why this little girl
from China was still strong in my heart.
The
red thread cannot be broken…
We are happy (no, ecstatic!) share the news of our referral.
Meet Jiang Qiu Rou born January 20, 2011.
She currently lives at the orphanage, Nanjing SWI for Children, in the Jiangsu Province.
We are so excited for our future with her, and can't wait to bring her home!
We praise God for such a precious blessing ~
A father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in his holy dwelling.
Psalm 68:5
