Adoption file,
Child material,
Referral file,
different names that
mean the same thing;
the small collection
of documents and pictures given to adoptive parents to aid
in their decision of
whether or not to move forward in the adoption of a child.
were all quite small
and consisted mostly of medical reports
in both English and Chinese.
in both English and Chinese.
But, they also each
contained an orphanage report.
A beautiful, tiny glimpse into the personality
and daily life
of each of our children.
of each of our children.
So, what does the
orphanage have to say about our newest, little darling?
“He is clever, active and has a ready smile.”
(Logan is also clever
and active. I can only imagine what these two little boys will be like
together.)
“He has big eyes and a roman nose.”
“He likes listening to music”
(Yes, I’m already thinking
about what instrument he’ll play.)
“He gets along well with other children”
(Perfect, considering
he’ll be the youngest of six.)
“He enjoys laughing”
(“God has brought me
laughter, and everyone who hears about this will laugh with me.” Genesis 21:6)
We also learned that
his nickname is Lai Lai. (pronounced Lī
Lī)
In China, it’s very
common to double a child’s name as a nickname.
Logan’s Chinese name
is Ke. (sounds like "cup" without the letter p)
The orphanage called
him Ke Ke and we still call him by his nickname.
One of the most
exciting parts of Maxwell’s file was the video received.
We didn’t receive a
video with either Logan or Lia’s file
and were thrilled
when we watched the video of our sweet son Maxwell
for the first time.
for the first time.
Enjoy this big
helping of cuteness:
(This video requires Flash.)
Just recently, we
received an update from Maxwell’s orphanage.
New pictures showing
our adorable, two year old son smiling and playing!
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The update also
included more information about our son’s personality.
Here’s where we need
your prayers:
“He is shy and afraid of strangers.”
“He will hide himself behind the familiars’ back when strangers
approaching.”
Will you please join
us as we pray?
Please pray with us
as we cry out to the Lord for His loving mercy during Maxwell’s transition from
the orphanage to our family.
We ask that you pray for
this sweet, little boy as he moves from the only home he’s ever known,
to a new home 7,000
miles away.
Please join us on our
knees as we pray for this child during his grieving process.
And please pray as we
move ever closer to the moment
when we hold him in our arms.
when we hold him in our arms.
I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. John 14:18
