Thanks for all the emails and fb messages! Being so loved feels good ~ like a big hug! Sorry I have been missing, I didn't have internet for two days... then I wasn't able to post, nor was I able to forward this to two different people to post for me... It has been a heckuva week, let me tell ya in another post though. New province, new access! Internet is super-slow, but it works so far.
We arrived at the Registration Office in Taiyuan Wednesday afternoon. I was soooo nervous and had such a gutache... My guide, Cindy, and I went into a big room with two desks, a couch, and a lady (who was the registration lady). I sat on the couch and they chatted. The door opened and two women came in with little David walking right between them!
Bestill my heart!
He looked scared, and had a death grip on a little car and a little doll. He looked around, and I could see him recognize me as soon as he saw me. He let go of his orphanage worker's hand and walked quickly to me with his arms outstretched. He said, "Mama!" and hugged my leg, then turned his head up and kissed me.
Ain't that the coolest most amazing thing You.Have.Ever.Heard!
He then climbed right up into my lap:
He sat there and smiled and looked around. He kept turning to me and looking at me with wonder in his eyes and saying, "Mama" like he couldn't even believe it. I was feeling exactly the same.
And that is when all the frustrations of the entire week just melted, and in that moment I knew God brought him to Jason and I.
Here is the rest of our evening (sorry for the sideways pic):
We arrived at the Registration Office in Taiyuan Wednesday afternoon. I was soooo nervous and had such a gutache... My guide, Cindy, and I went into a big room with two desks, a couch, and a lady (who was the registration lady). I sat on the couch and they chatted. The door opened and two women came in with little David walking right between them!
Bestill my heart!
He looked scared, and had a death grip on a little car and a little doll. He looked around, and I could see him recognize me as soon as he saw me. He let go of his orphanage worker's hand and walked quickly to me with his arms outstretched. He said, "Mama!" and hugged my leg, then turned his head up and kissed me.
Ain't that the coolest most amazing thing You.Have.Ever.Heard!
He then climbed right up into my lap:
He sat there and smiled and looked around. He kept turning to me and looking at me with wonder in his eyes and saying, "Mama" like he couldn't even believe it. I was feeling exactly the same.
And that is when all the frustrations of the entire week just melted, and in that moment I knew God brought him to Jason and I.
Here is the rest of our evening (sorry for the sideways pic):
One hundred forty-three million orphans in the world, minus one.
Thank you, Lord...
What a wonderful expression of God's love. I'm just so so in heaven looking at these pics. SO happy for you 2... soon to be 3... soon to be 4.
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Nancy
Chris, This is so beautiful! I am speechless (:`). Wow. God Bless you all.
ReplyDeleteLove Love Love!!!!!
ReplyDeleteAWESOME!! That is so neat!!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE it! I cried reading this amazing, beautiful, perfect, amazing, (did I say that already?), so cool moment! Thank you for sharing with us and blogging about it.
ReplyDeleteHi Chris! Harriett just forwarded your blog to me today. I am so happy for you! Made me cry to read how he already new you were "Mama"!!! Love it! I hope to get to meet the 2 new members of your family! God Blessings to all of you. ~Lori Weaver
ReplyDeleteOh my, he is so adorable! I love the picture of him standing on the bed. So wonderful to hear about your first moments together...
ReplyDeleteJoyanne, fellow Datong Mama