Oh, i've been dying to post these words EVER SINCE I was in Africa.....and IF you missed my FIRST post on these PRECIOUS kids...then READ it first HERE...and you'll know WHY!!!! Yes, I have GREAT news to share...These precious 4 HAVE A FAMILY!!! Can I hear a PRAISE GOD!!! :) Wow....I KNOW all your prayers were answered when God BROKE the HEARTS of a WONDERFUL couple and He told them: "these are your children"!!! I had this sweet new Momma of 4 email me AFTER my post on these children..and she let me know then that she'd been praying for these kids....and she had seen them on the list weeks earlier and NEVER could get them out of her mind...and...well...after some talking with the director and such later...I saw today that the kid's pics were OFF THE WAITLIST!!!! Yayyyyy!! I just couldn't believe my eyes!! I emailed Sue, the director, immediately and asked IF they were gone because someone had committed to them...and her reply "yes"!!! Oh, I was so excited.... These kids are truly wonderful little people that deserve a mom and a dad that will be devoted to them for the rest of their lives...and that is exactly what they found!! I just couldn't be happier...and oh, how i wish I were a fly on the wall when they tell them , "you have a family coming for you!!" It's exactly what they wanted and what they were praying for....and little 4 year old will no longer have to cling to the legs of strangers calling them "mom"....he'll have his OWN Mom!!! Wow...God is good and I'm just so thankful to be witnessing His miracles at work!! Congrats "W" family on your INSTANT large family!!! I know EVERYONE that reads my blog has been praying for these 4 (i can't even tell you the # of emails I've received about these 4...people committing to praying for them UNTIL they had a family)....and prayers were answered!!! ***NOW...everyone hop on over and congratulate the "W" family at www.wallingadoption.blogspot.com I know they are going to need all our support, love and prayers.....yes, please leave them a comment and let them know HOW happy we all are for them....I've already added them to my side bar so I can watch these precious 4 come home.... Can you tell I'm so excited!!! :)
**Well, LL was excited to hear the news today too...She put on quite the show for me with the camera....She is still such a nut..and she wasn't mad at me at all when i got home from Africa (which was another answered prayer..I was so afraid she'd shun me when I got home)...she ran right to me..and has been the same little love bug, nutty girl ever since :) So, I'll end with a little bit of her "nuttiness" today...Isn't she getting big:
Oh, how I love my silly girl!! Rejoicing in the good news!! Happy Thursday to you all, kj
Thanks Kristi for the sweet post!! I cannot thank you all enough for praying for these precious kids!! We are ecstatic and cannot wait to meet them. I am looking forward to being able to tell them someday how all of you prayed fervently for them to have a family!!
Praise God!!!! =) I have been thinking of those kids since your trip pictures!!! So happy for them! Can't wait to follow a new blog and see their faces when they make it home! Gos is using you girl! In fierce ways!!! ♥ it!
Love LL's precious face too. How could you keep from slobbering kisses all over her all day long?! lol
Thank you so much for the update!! I have been praying! It is so wonderful to hear how God stirs in the hearts of His people to bring children home to families! My heart broke when you talked about how the littlest one would wrap his arms around stranger's legs hoping for a Mommy! Now he has one. Thank you for your heart and willingness to share these children's stories. I can't wait to get my own!!!!!!
Praise GOD for these 4 !! We just returned home from ET.. and got to see them! What precious children... also saw your sister's little guy!! ADORABLE!! we are aching as we were there for our court date..passed!!..and now wait some more with this huge hole in our hearts as it was the HARDEST thing in the world to give him--Samson Jude-- back and leave him there (until our embassy date). just can't stop the tears... also will be sewing a bit more ---POPPY DIPS... as we see it very necessary for Samson Jude to have BOTH mommy and daddy come for pick up... so more sewing (just ready-made sales) and praying for provision for another plane ticket!! please help pass the word!! thanks Kristi!
I'm a blessed Momma of 6 that's out to share our adoption experience and to encourage others to CARE FOR THE ORPHANS of our world!!
"...once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act."(Proverbs 24:12)
June 19th, 2009- We'll be arriving back home with Lucy Lane in our arms...Super yeah!!!
June 13th, 2009 - We'll be flying out to get our baby girl..yeah!!!
May 26th, 2009 - Received call that WE PASSED COURT..she's ours!!
April 20th, 2009 - Received NEW COURT DATE for May 25th.
March 30th, 2009- Received re-referral for Baby "M".
March 10th, 2009 - Julie, our caseworker, calls and delivers the sad news: We lost our referral. Baby Kalkidan's birth mother came back for her.
March 6th, 2009 - Julie calls and gives us court date of May 13th.
February 16th, 2009 - AGCI receives referral packet at 10 am.
February 13th, 2009 - Finish all paperwork and over night referral packet back to AGCI.
February 12th, 2009 - Receive packet and start small paper chase.
February 11th, 2009 - AGCI overnights referral packet to us.
February 10, 2009 - Received "the call" our referral came for our precious 9 month old baby girl. Yeah!!!
February 5th, 2009- Received email stating we're #2 on the wait list...Which meant we were really #1!
January 6th, 2009 - Received call that we're officially #6 on wait list, but really #3.
December 5th, 2008 - Received call that we're officially #9 but really #6 on the wait list!!
November 7th, 2008 - Received email that we're #13 on the wait list.
October 8th, 2008 - Received email that we're #19 on the wait list.
September 4th, 2008 - Received call that we're #23 on the wait list.
July 25th, 2008 - Received notice that we're #27 on the wait list!!
July 22nd, 2008 - Mailed off our Dossier!!! Yeah!!!
July 12th, 2008 - received final completed copy of homestudy
June 18th, 2008 - Fingerprints were taken.
June 17th, 2008 - received dossier packet
May 29th, 2008 - Phone Conference with AGCI (our adoption agency)
May 27th, 2008 - Had final Home Study where Julie walked through our home and met all our kids.
May 13th, 2008- Had 2nd Home Study appt. with Julie B. and scheduled final meeting at our home.
April 22nd, 2008 - Had first Home Study Appt. with Julie B., our homestudy person.
April 14th, 2008 - We mail application to All God's Children International for an adoption from Ethiopia.
April 2008 - We decide to adopt from Ethiopia.
March 18th, 2008 - My sisters and I have lunch with Tracy and her family and ask lots of ethiopian adoption questions
February 29th, 2008- I email Tracy M. from the Utube video and ask to meet her and Levi sometime.
February 26th, 2008 - Nicole G. sends me Utube Video about local adoption
Woo hoo!! God is good!
ReplyDeleteThanks Kristi for the sweet post!! I cannot thank you all enough for praying for these precious kids!! We are ecstatic and cannot wait to meet them. I am looking forward to being able to tell them someday how all of you prayed fervently for them to have a family!!
ReplyDeletePraise God!!!! =) I have been thinking of those kids since your trip pictures!!! So happy for them! Can't wait to follow a new blog and see their faces when they make it home! Gos is using you girl! In fierce ways!!! ♥ it!
ReplyDeleteLove LL's precious face too. How could you keep from slobbering kisses all over her all day long?! lol
Thank you so much for the update!! I have been praying! It is so wonderful to hear how God stirs in the hearts of His people to bring children home to families! My heart broke when you talked about how the littlest one would wrap his arms around stranger's legs hoping for a Mommy! Now he has one. Thank you for your heart and willingness to share these children's stories. I can't wait to get my own!!!!!!
ReplyDeletePraise God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWOW! Praiseworthy news indeed!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year from Hong Kong,
Kim
Praise GOD for these 4 !! We just returned home from ET.. and got to see them! What precious children... also saw your sister's little guy!! ADORABLE!! we are aching as we were there for our court date..passed!!..and now wait some more with this huge hole in our hearts as it was the HARDEST thing in the world to give him--Samson Jude-- back and leave him there (until our embassy date). just can't stop the tears...
ReplyDeletealso will be sewing a bit more ---POPPY DIPS... as we see it very necessary for Samson Jude to have BOTH mommy and daddy come for pick up... so more sewing (just ready-made sales) and praying for provision for another plane ticket!! please help pass the word!! thanks Kristi!
That's AWESOME!!!!! Praising the Lord! What a wonderful year 2011 will be for this family!
ReplyDeletePRAISE GOD!!!! So amazing!! Can't wait to follow their journey HOME!!!
ReplyDeleteYay!!!! that is awesome!!!!!
ReplyDeletewhat joyous news! love those silly faces of your sweet girl!
ReplyDeleteoh how fantastic! what an amazing 2011 for them!
ReplyDeleteLucy is getting big! Time for another little baby in your house...?!