Please pray

Please pray for the orphans in Luoyang SWI (Jian's orphanage). As we sponsor an older boy at the orphanage we received this message:

This past week there have been some changes made at the orphanage that will drastically change the lives of many of the kids we have been working with.We can't say much about the situation right now, but are asking all of our friends who pray to lift up these children, to ask God to keep his loving hand over them in this time.

Thank you all for your prayers, thoughts, and support.

CHF Team http://chinahomefoundation.blogspot.com/

I feel such a strong sense of spiritual warfare surrounding Luoyang. I keep asking why do these innocent children have to suffer?
The "China Home Foundation" has committed to helping the older children; preparing them for adult life, providing relationship and technical training, community mentors, unconditional love, and support. I pray for favor, God's favor on everything their hands touch, also for strength to endure this storm, and for God's mercy and grace to shine on each CHF worker, each child, and each government official.

How Rich AM I?

HOW RICH AM I?

How rich am I? My bank account is minimal, my house modest, my car fourteen years old. My clothes out of date and my furniture used. Sure, money in the bank would be nice. A nicer and bigger house would be wonderful. A newer and safer car would be desirable. A really nice family vacation, wow, that's never happened. I have just enough in those areas to get by. Life is good, and I am rich. I have little arms that wrap around my neck, and little hands that take my face in them to kiss my nose. I have original artwork on my frig created by the hand of the child I love. I have chalk drawings on the patio, kool-aid filled cups on the tables, crayons just about anywhere you can imagine. I am the recipient of sticky kisses and belly laughs at my jokes. I am told that I am loved dozens of times a day. I get to read stories snuggled with a little one under my arm in rapt attention. My living room is a fantastical magic kingdom filled with blanket forts and pillow mountains. I receive energetic hugs morning till night. I am serenaded with original operas and silly songs. I am prepared snacks of peanut butter, jam and tomatoes on raisin bread. I am told I am the most beautiful woman alive regardless of the fact that I am dressed in sweats and my hair is sticking up in every direction. I get to comfort and dry the tears when no other comfort than a mother's will do. I am handed little pieces of paper adorned with hearts and "I love you". My hands are bejeweled with rubber stamps and stars because I am judged to be "good". I am often made breathless with laughter at the unique way my child has of describling her world or telling a story. My attention is drawn many times a day to the wonders in the world that I have sometimes overlooked due to busy schedules and the little problems of everyday life; how fascinating is an earth worm that temporarily becomes a pet, butterflies and lightening bugs become fairies, dirt an art medium, a flower the center of the universe. My house is never clean, there are always dishes in the sink and school papers flying about my ankles, shoes in the hallway, towels on the floor. Work piles up and waits until night fall, then most times waits a bit more. I rarely get a moment to myself, but I've had enough lonely moments before I became a mother to last a lifetime. I am rich. I am lucky. I am blessed beyond belief. And I am smart enough to know it.
©KKW 2006

Rejoicing!

Today, Hannah and I visited the Urology Department at Children's Hospital. We have been monitoring a medical condition we discovered last year. Although we were told that if the condition did not self correct before our visit today, we would be headed to surgery; the doctor has now decided this is not the course of action. In fact, we will continue to monitor for another year and if there is any improvement or resolution she may not need surgery at all. If she does need surgery we can most likely wait until her hard palate repair surgery and both surgeries will be performed on the same day. Thank you Father God! This is so much better than what I expected to hear today! Rejoicing with a very thankful heart!!

Also, we had a dead tree in our yard. We recently obtained a estimate to have it taken down and somehow could not justify the cost with our adoption in process. Guess what?! The utility department stopped by to ask me if they could take the tree down for us at no cost! It was close enough to the power lines that they felt it may fall onto them (even though the wind always blows in the opposite direction). I told them I would think about it...JUST KIDDING! I told them please come and take down that old, dead tree.

We also had a friend of Greg's sister donate three pieces of furniture for us to sell. She is moving and was happy to donate them toward raising funds to bring Jian home.

So many blessings and provision this week!!

Oh Happy Day!

I just received an email and we are officially DTC!

May Day!

Our authentication papers arrived today! We are almost DTC and all before Mother's Day!