The day started with a very traumatic visit to the medical clinic for the formality of a medical exam that all adoptive children must have before they can travel to the U.S. Because Abigail is 5 she must also have a TB test before she can travel. It was a morning of fear and many tears. Please pray with us for her fear of doctors - that the Lord would give her peace and strength. It is clear that she has many bad memories of those 3 months alone in the hospital earlier this year. The Father has created her with such a strong determination...she is very resilient. There will be many Dr visits when we get home, so please keep praying for her and us. We had Pizza Hut instead of turkey dinner! It is a bit fancier here...many eating choices on the menu. We're fairly certain that Abby had her first ice cream - it was very funny :) We have a hilarious video of it that we will have to try to post when we get home.
We started praying that the Lord would bring us together with our Chinese daughter for Thanksgiving 2008 soon after our paperwork arrived in China in Oct 2007. When that didn't happen we were a little unsure of the timing to pray for next. We began praying that we would know her when we saw her as we joined the Waiting Child Program with our agency America World. And know her we did when we saw her beautiful face in May of this year! We obviously didn't want to pray for Thanksgiving but rather for travel at the end of the summer, but the Lord had other plans. When we prayed for Thanksgiving 2008 it was because the Lord had impressed upon on us what a blessing our daughter would be to us - not just us to her. Now it is most fitting to know her on this Thanksgiving - that even through her illness she is such a great JOY and truly a blessing - not at all a burden to care for her. We have so VERY much to be thankful for this year! We are thankful that Jesus brought us together with our Abigail (we chose the name because it means father's joy - and she definitely brings us GREAT JOY)!
We are thankful for Rosa as our guide - it is clear that she cares deeply for the children and for their families. We are thankful for Abigail's caregivers - they obviously loved her well. We are thankful for our family and friends at home in the U.S. that are praying for us and our little girl. And most all, we are thankful for Jesus coming to this earth, dying on the cross in our place, and rising again. We are thankful that He offers us grace and adopts us into His family! Love - Missy
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I love seeing Abigail's precious smile....so much to be thankful for. We had Rosa (and Maggie) as our guide when we where there in Feb. I can not say enough about Rosa (and Maggie). She goes above and beyond, she is very knowledgeable about her country, and definitely LOVES uniting the children with their families. Enjoy your time and keep posting. I love checking in.
Missy, I will be praying. Susannah has so much fear of doctors too. The hospital in Ch*na is not a good place to be AT.ALL especially for an orphan. So very sad.
God will heal her heart and I believe He'll bring much healing to her entire body, physically and spiritually. You'll be amazed at the transformation, and you are so blessed to have her with you now.
I am amazed at your Momma's heart. I hope that comes across right on this email, but to see you with her it is so clear God chose you for her and her for you! Of course He doesn't make mistakes so I don't know why I continue to be amazed!!!
I love the hair styling time. S loves that too and it was a great way for us to bond too. As for Abby keeping her things close, that is not surprising either. Bless her heart! Be sure she always has a purse or little bag even at home. That is what we did, and eventually S quit hoarding so much but it brought her so much peace and comfort in the first few months. It was funny the things S would get attached to, like colored paper clips and pieces of paper she would find!
:))) Happy Belated Thanksgiving! Leslie (from AWAA)
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