A Family For Makayla

I had my first visit with Makayla today and she is an amazingly sweet girl. The director of the orphanage said that Makayla was shy of strangers and she wasn't sure how Makayla would react. Well the first moments went like this; a woman walked Makayla into the room I was waiting in. I squatted down, called out her name and took her hand. Makayla came right to me and just began hugging me. She immediately was attached to me. She sat on my lap, smiled and giggled. We had an instant, blessed by God, bond. Truly amazing.

We waited two years before we committed to the adoption of a child. We saw many children that touched our hearts and made them break but we never acted upon any of them. We just never felt moved by God. But in what seemed like an impossible jump, we saw Makayla and we committed...and God has blessed it all.

Praise, honor and glory to God.

I have also been blessed with a wonderful companion on this trip. Some of you may know her, she's the amazingly gentle lion, Adeye. She is adopting two children from this country. I am blessed to have the opportunity to share this time in our lives together. Please pray for Adeye and her children here. One of them I know is in very bad condition.

Please pray.