"For I know the plans I have for you declares the Lord,
plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11
One of the hardest days of this process is the day you leave your child's Province. This is the day you take them from their birth place and everything they have ever known. It's especially hard this time because Mo-She has 5 years of memories he is leaving behind. I watch him as he happily walks around the room this morning having no idea that in a few short hours his little life is going to change forever. He believes that one day soon we will be taking him back to the "brother with the glasses". My heart hurts for him. As I'm sorting and organizing all his paperwork I come across a note that I didn't see earlier this week. It is from the "brother with the glasses". It says . . . Zhao Ziliang like my son, please take good care of him. . . . . .
He packed all his stuff in his little green back pack and is ready to go!
One more picture in the lobby!
Before we leave we pray for Mo-She. We pray for the foster family he is leaving behind and the future he has ahead of him. We pray for his birth family who on a cold day in February 2011, at 6 months old, wrapped him in a blanket and placed him on a doorstep hoping he would be found and given a better life than they could provide. We thank his birth Mom for choosing life for him and pray that somehow God will give her peace and let her know he is loved and cherished in the arms of his new family. We know God has an amazing plan for his life and that is why he sent us halfway around the world to bring him home. We cannot wait to see his life unfold as he becomes all that God has planned for him!
An hour drive to the airport . . . .a two hour wait before the flight . . . . . . . . a ridiculously overloaded shuttle bus ride to the plane . . . . . .a 2 1/2 hour flight . . . . . another shuttle bus ride to the terminal . . . .all with 3 children, 5 backpacks, a carry on, and a silk comforter we bought in Beijing! . . . . . and we are all still smiling! Now that's amazing! (We missed not having you with us Aunt Susie!. . . . of course I don't know how you would have fit in that shuttle bus! Think of the buses at Disney after the end of the day coming back from a park. . . . . . then add 50 more people! I'm not kidding!)
So happy to see these two characters from the Victory Hotel when we arrived!
We are here safe and sound in Guangzhou. Mo-She did wonderful on his first flight! He ate some snacks, watched a video, water painted, and read his fruit and vegetable book! After another hour van ride to the Victory Hotel we are all pretty exhausted and looking forward to our first day in Guangzhou tomorrow. It will be nice to enjoy some warm weather after two cold provinces. It's in the 70's here!
Good Night from China!
Okay, I've been pretty good about keeping it together and not crying. This post made me cry. My heart hurts for Adam Mo-She and everyone who has already been loving him. I hope in some way they will know how much he will always be loved and cared for....Love, Aunt J
ReplyDeleteAnother tearful post. My heart also goes out to Mo-She, all of you and those who already love him. Glad you made the trip to Guangzhou safely.
ReplyDeleteKen and Mo-She still have that beautiful smile - even with all the craziness at the airport! Love, Aunt Laura
Lots of tears here in Mississippi.
ReplyDeleteYou are all loved beyond belief and so admired.
Love, Granny & Papaw
Such a powerful testimony of God's provision and grace. I felt so blessed that "Aunt Sue" made this all possible. This is from Ms. Watkins mother who the girls had in Open Door school for music. Not just present but what a blessed future God has for all of you.
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