After we found out that our agency could not get Gary’s file
and we would not be able to adopt him, I began praying that God would show us
what He wanted us to learn from this and with much certainty, I began to see
just how much I had been “leaning on my own understanding”. I was taking so much comfort in what I knew
and in what I could see – Gary’s personality, his disability and his
disposition. When the “known” was taken
away, I found myself fearing the unknown and then I realized it was not God I was
leaning on. Although that was hard, it was what was
needed – God is good to give us what we need.
So we began to pray and ask God where to go from here. What happened little by little in the two
months that followed were beautiful reminders of God’s faithful leading as we
saw His fingerprints on situation after
situation. He led our hearts, brought
us all on the same page, encouraged us through others that didn't even know
they were being used by God and did it all in His gentle, loving, yet powerful
way.
We are now in the process of trying to adopt a little 7 year
old boy named Huihuang (hway-hwang). We
should know within a week or so if his file has been secured by our agency and
matched with ours. He is a precious
little boy who our agency has told us is very playful, eager to learn and in
need of reassuring love. We look forward
to meeting him and giving him unconditional love that he can count on – the kind
of love that God gives us and makes us able to give to others. Huihuang is deaf, so we are all eagerly
beginning to learn sign language; and God has already provided beautiful resources
through a dear family friend who signs!
He is so good!
We will continue to keep you posted! Thank you so very much for your prayers~
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