Last night we were so blessed to help World Vision at the Casting Crowns concert.  We had no idea when we were contacted months ago about his that we would be travelling to China the next day.

It was God's perfect timing.  I was so blessed to see the kids working so hard to help children get sponsors so they would have food, shelter, education, and most of all learn about the love of Jesus.  It was also a testimony to the work of God.  When Eben first came home from Ghana he would dive under the table and hide if we even talked to him.  Seeing him last night speaking to tons of people about children in need and working tirelessly to help children get sponsors all I could think was truly only God could do such a mighty work.  He takes the broken and makes them whole.  He restores the years the locusts have eaten.

Mark Hall, the lead singer of Casting Crowns and his wife have adopted a little girl from China with a heart condition.  It was a blessing to hear him share how God taught him not to be anxious through the process.  God is not anxious.  He is in control and we need to rest and trust in Him.

Our prayer for Samuel has been for his heart.  His literal heart and it's condition, and his spiritual heart.  We have prayed that God would prepare Him to be our son.  Having been through this with five other children, we know what a leap of faith it is for these precious children to learn to trust and love.  People tell us we are so brave to adopt, but we aren't.  It's these children who are brave.  They are the ones who step out into faith to love and trust after the pain and trauma they have suffered.

We are so excited to meet our new son.  In a few hours we will begin our journey by heading to Detroit and then from Detroit to Beijing.

It will be hard to say goodbye to the kiddies.  We know they are in good hands, we will just miss them so much.  They are such a blessing.