On our way to China!

We are on our way to China (almost)!  Today marked a HUGE day in the realm of the adoption world!  We have finally gathered all our paperwork needed, had it state certified and then authenticated at the Chinese consulate in NYC!  Our agency gathered the documents and then Fed Exed them today to Beijing!  Once it reaches Beijing all the fun stuff starts happening!  We get Logged in with the government there and then we WAIT for the really big WAIT!!  We wait to be matched with the precious little that God knew all along was meant to be in our family.  That's a hard wait, but an exciting one at that!

 We had some hiccups getting to this point and our dossier is being sent much later than expected at God's appointed time! I know with each adoption journey there is always a delay at some point in the road and this was our delay.  The Lord knows timing better than any of us and although I wanted our paperwork in China already and possibly matched already, the Lord knows just how to beautifully orchestrate this dance of paperwork so we end up with the child He hand picked for us!  The Lord has done it once before and He's doing it again!  Adoption really does target areas of weakness in our hearts and let me tell you, well,  let's just say I am not good at waiting.  the Lord is gracious and give us more than enough when we feel like we might just pop waiting to get an answer or the desired result. I've learned that, even though for a moment I feel flustered, overwhelmed or on the brink of tears I need to take my eyes off of what is not happening and what has already happened by His righteous hand!  Hard to do so much of the time, but we are all working toward that prize.

So here we are, looking at our Fed Ex tracking number several times already, making sure our precious life compacted into many many notarized, certified and authenticated sheets of paper make it up over the North Pole and into the hands of someone who is 7,000 miles away.  It's hard to believe that we are just a packet of paper away from seeing a child who does not know we are on our way to them.  The way adoption works is awe-inspiring and simply a work of the Lord.

As I write this, I cannot believe we will be returning back to our son's birth country once again, bringing him to places he never knew belonged to a part of his heart.  We are so excited to show Eli "his Big China" as he so lovingly calls it.  It's a surreall experience to know Eli will witness the act of adoption before his very eyes and from a different perspective.  He will experience it in a way this time that will not cause him fear or loss.  Rather he can start to see it in a way that shows him that there is love and safety behind it all.  I pray that this experience in China helps him with some of his own healing and opens doors and paths for him to express more about his own feelings.

Dear friends, thank you so much for your love and support getting us to this place!  We cannot thank you enough for you faithfulness in prayer and love.  We would be humbled yet again if you could continue to pray over our journey and our dossier as it heads to China.  Pray that it will arrive safely and intact.  Pray that those who come in contact with our paperwork will experience the love of God like never before.  Pray we are logged in quickly and pray our match is on the Lord's perfect timing! The Lord's love for us is unfailing and cannot be matched. He has protected us and guided so beautifully this year in our 2nd adoption.  We cannot wait to be back on the Great Wall yet again!  China...HERE WE COME!

 

God is GOOD and we are BLESSED! 

And whoever 

 welcomes one such child 

in My Name 

welcomes Me

 Matthew 18:5