For you shall go out with JOY, and be led out with peace; The mountains and the hills shall break forth into singing before you, and all the trees of the fields shall clap their hands. Isaiah 55:12
In August, 2005, we went to China to adopt our baby girl, Hope. While we were there we felt we would return one day to adopt another daughter from China. In December, after being home for less than 4 months, our agency, CWA, got a new special needs list. When they first posted the link, I looked out of curiosity and to pray for these children to find a family. When I saw Joy’s face I fell in love. But I also knew that we were not eligible to adopt just yet because we had 5 kids in our home already (this is China’s limit) and we needed to be home for a year before submitting our paperwork to adopt again. So, I prayed for her to have a family that would love her. Then one day she got referred to another family. I should have been happy for her but instead I felt this great loss. During the next 2 months I would go to the page where her picture and information was posted, and look at her and pray for her. Then on February the 2nd, I went to her page on the internet and I saw that she was available again for adoption. I just knew God was going to make a way for us to adopt her. So I presented this to David, who felt that if we could get both the waivers necessary to adopt her, that was our sign that she was our daughter. Well, obviously we got the waivers. So, as I prayed for her to have a family, I was praying for us all along.
Joy’s special need is a repaired vsd (a hole in her heart) and a deformed thumb. She is also 4 ½ years old. These things placed her on a special needs list. But had she not been placed on this list, we might not have found her. So, God uses all things for His glory.
Please pray for us as you follow our journey to Joy.
