It's been a while! Bank is doing great in school. I beleive he is very popular amongst the kids at school which is such a relief. I was very worried he wouldn't fit in, but he is great! Football hasn't really been his thing. He does dress out, but never plays. He has started soccer practice this week and I am so anxious to see him in action. He is a great kid with a good heart! I think God put him here with us so that he will really and truly appreciate the life his parents afford him in Thailand. I hope that while he is here, we can share with him the love of God. We will see.. Keep us and him in your prayers!
On to other news. We are begining the adoption process! I can't tell you how excited I am!
Over the summer I read a book called Adopted for Life and it talked about how adoption is the true picture of what Christ did for us! He gave HIS life so that we may be sons and daughters to God. We are now adopted into the family of GOD! What a blessing. After reading that book it really sent me into a time of prayer, asking God what was His will for this whole adoption. I have for so long wanted an Asian baby that I haven't really asked God what He desires for us. How selfish! So, I began to pray and seek God's will in this. He began to open my eyes and heart to the need of older child/foster care adoption. As I started to research, I was broken hearted to see the need for adoption here in our own country. I can't imagine living all of my life feeling like I was forgotten. And that is what these kids have become, forgotten. I have so changed my view of adoption. It really shouldn't be our "last hope" or our "final resort" to complete our families. It should be our first choice to expand our families in a true way that God expands HIS! I am so excited to see where God is going to take us with this process. I know there will be challenges, but I am so confident that God is in control. Please pray for us as we begin this process. Pray that God will lead us to the child or children we know God has chosen for us.
"I knew you before you were born. In your mother's womb, I created you"
I just came across your blog & wanted to wish you well as you begin the process. We know all too well the tug that comes on your heart as you realize how many waiting children there are. After becoming licensed foster-to-adopt, we went to an adoption "mixer" (seems a horrible concept) where you could meet waiting children. I remember I ended up going alone b/c my husband had to be out of town, & upon signing in, I looked around, headed straight to the bathroom & sat on a toilet & bawled. These children come with "rap sheets" that don't always paint a pretty picture, but this mixer showed me that they are children that have experienced things I cannot even wrap my mind around. I could go on & on. Bottom line: We were matched a couple of times with teen boys...that's what we thought we should be doing. God had a different plan: we ended up with a 2-day-old little girl who is now over 2 years old, & we are just beginning the adoption process. Keep praying & have others praying for you!! It has been an amazing journey for us (especially since we said we would NEVER do foster care--just wanted to adopt), not easy, but amazing & I know that I am a better person for it. Be blessed ~ Dardi
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