Your steadfast love, O Lord, extends to the heavens,
Your faithfulness to the clouds.
Your righteousness is like the mountains of God;
Your judgments are like the great deep;
man and beast You save, O Lord.
How precious is Your steadfast love, O God!
The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of Your wings.
They feast on the abundance of Your house,
and You give them drink from the river of Your delights.
For with you is the fountain of life; in Your light do we see light.
Oh, continue Your steadfast love to those who know You,
and Your righteousness to the upright of heart!
-Psalm 36:5-10 ESV
We are heading to China!!! We got our Travel Approval on Tuesday, and we got a confirmed Consulate Appointment at 1AM this morning (b/c the amazing staff at our agency does not sleep)!! Lord-willing, on 11/11, we will hold our Becca Fei for the very first time! We will finally get to hear her voice and study her little hands and feet. We will be able to try to comfort her as she grieves all that is changing. We will start to teach her about our great God and who we are as a family. Her family. And the world will have one less orphan. Praise Jesus!
Last weekend, our sweet sisters from church threw Becca Fei the most beautiful "toddler" shower I've ever seen. These ladies down here in the South sure know how to plan a party!! The ladies of our church truly value and praise Jesus for every human life, and they throw a celebration for every single child that joins our church family through birth or adoption. One tradition our church ladies have at the end of every shower is to surround the mother and spend some serious time in prayer. The prayers that were sent up to God that day - on behalf of our family - brought me to tears. Overflowing, grateful tears. We are so thankful to God for the church family and community He has brought us to!
After abundant blessings from our church family and friends,
we now have Becca Fei's room all ready!
I've only been awake for two hours, but my cheeks are already feeling the burn
from the perma-smile plastered onto my face!!!
Hence, the overuse of exclamation points!!!!! Get used to it, folks!!
from the perma-smile plastered onto my face!!!
Hence, the overuse of exclamation points!!!!! Get used to it, folks!!
God is SO faithful!!!
Such great news Karen!! Congrats and we can't wait to hear all about your journey and see her little face! Praying God prepares her heart for the blessings coming...they are more than she knows to hope for!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Jill!! We so appreciate your prayers!
DeleteYAHOOO!!!!! We are so, so, so excited for you. Can't wait to hear of the moment you have her in your arms--and we can't wait to see her! Love you guys--we're praying for you!
ReplyDeleteThank you!! Love you guys, too!!
DeleteOh Karen, the deep emotions your words carry emulate your love - God's love for orphans of this world. Miss Becca Fei is on her journey to a new life!!!!
ReplyDeleteWe love you guys so dearly and send all our well wishes and prayers of thanksgiving to our God above and continue to pray for grace, patience, travel mercies and all things you will need in the near future!