Sunday, October 26, 2008

Bringing Home Amy Meng


In November of '05 we began our paperwork to adopt another child from China. Little did we know then that we were to be blessed with our 12 year old Amy Meng. We originally thought that we would be adopting a baby and that the process would take about a year and a half, but, as it turns out, those were our plans--not God's. He had bigger and better plans....literally!!!! When we spotted Amy Meng on the Waiting Child's website this summer, we knew that she belonged with us. And so our journey began...

We will be leaving for China on November 5th to expand our family, to become a family with 4 daughters and 1 son and we can hardly wait. There are many unknowns but there is also a lot that we do know. We know that God believes in adoption and we know how great that plan is because we know that he adopted us. As our friend Dani says, "if the Lord leads you to it, he'll be faithful to lead you through it." (thank you Dani)

3 comments:

Haley said...

Joyce - Jim and I are so happy for you and your family.... have a wonderful trip and send lots of pictures. God Bless...

Andy and Amy said...

Mike & Joyce, we are so very excited for you all! We have your blog bookmarked and look forward to following your journey. We also can't wait till you return and get settled so we can see Amy again--finally at home with her family. We will be praying for you all and can't wait to see you with your new daughter!

His richest blessings,

Andy and Amy

Kathleen said...

Joyce,
Thank you for keeping me informed of this new season in your life. What a blessing. Looking forward to meeting your new daughter. Many blessings and safe trip.
Sincerely,
Kathy Schwartz and family