After we came home I was on a quest to adopt these girls, they were our girls, they had our heart and it killed me to leave them in that orphanage. Long story short we tried everything in our power to start their paperwork, got all information on them, contacted everyone we knew that might be able to help, etc. All to no avail, we weren't meant to be their mommy and daddy. This was an extremely hard reality to face. Then we found Zander and the world was right. He was the one meant to be our child, chosen by God to be our son.
This didn't mean we forgot about the girls, only that we had to pray that somehow we could be a part of their journey. Every month I would email their SWI asking questions, or we (via a friend, Shannon) would receive photo updates and we could see they were growing and looked healthy, but they were still in an orphanage.
Well a few days ago we received an email asking if we knew anything about the girls. We didn't reply right away, in fact we didn't reply at all, I just needed more information from the person asking about the girls. Then it came, an email with a request to contact the new mother who had accepted a referral for the girls.
Please bear with me as I draw this scene, children from China are placed all over the world, Europe, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Italy, Canada, England, etc. and I had the phone number of their new mother (I can't give names in order to protect their adoption). I called and left a message and within a couple hours received the return call. There family has 6 children (we were told at the beginning that twins were only placed with couples with no children, God working here the sign should read). They have 5 bio and 1 adopted. She was very worried about Lingli's special need and said I helped her calm fears she had.
Then came the blow (good one!). The family only lives 2 hours away from our family! Only God can orchestrate such a blessing. The girls are also almost the exact same age as our Zander. We plan on seeing them when they are home.
Remember, nothing, NOTHING is bigger or above God's power.
Blessings,
Francine
Well a few days ago we received an email asking if we knew anything about the girls. We didn't reply right away, in fact we didn't reply at all, I just needed more information from the person asking about the girls. Then it came, an email with a request to contact the new mother who had accepted a referral for the girls.
Please bear with me as I draw this scene, children from China are placed all over the world, Europe, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Italy, Canada, England, etc. and I had the phone number of their new mother (I can't give names in order to protect their adoption). I called and left a message and within a couple hours received the return call. There family has 6 children (we were told at the beginning that twins were only placed with couples with no children, God working here the sign should read). They have 5 bio and 1 adopted. She was very worried about Lingli's special need and said I helped her calm fears she had.
Then came the blow (good one!). The family only lives 2 hours away from our family! Only God can orchestrate such a blessing. The girls are also almost the exact same age as our Zander. We plan on seeing them when they are home.
Remember, nothing, NOTHING is bigger or above God's power.
Blessings,
Francine
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