2009 was a year that changed our lives. It was the year we decided to become full time missionaries. It was also the year we met little Miss “B”. She was not even a year old. I changed her dirty diapers and fed her. I worked with her until she learned to sit up on her own and experimented on her hair with a few cute hair styles. She loved Romon, wanting to be carried by him every time he stepped through the orphanage doors. He made her smile bigger than I had ever seen her smile. We could play the temporary role of her parents, but we could never be her parents.
Fast forward 2 years, little B now walks, feeds herself, and goes to the bathroom all by herself. Up until last week, it was the House of Dreams orphanage, it’s workers, volunteers, and supporters who took care of this precious girl. We say one final good bye to her and aaaaaaah, at last she is now where she belongs…with her parents. Adoption is a beautiful, selfless act. We are so thankful to families who are willing to become parents to a child they didn’t birth, love them unconditionally, expecting no reward or recognition in return. God is good!
My Child (Meditations of a New Mom) by Jill Work
My child,
I carried you in my heart before you were even born and dared to dream that you were real. My child,
I carried your picture with me since the day I received it, and dared to love a child I was yet to meet.
My child,
I carried you in my arms at last, and gazed in helpless wonder at your face, and dared to lose my heart to you. And now, my child, a dream fulfilled, a prayer answered, a family created, I have dared to become a mom. And so now, my precious child, I shall carry you home.
We thank God for his perfect plan for B’s life. We thank HIM for having us right where he wants us and for giving us the opportunity to influence this child’s life in a small way. We are rejoicing!
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