| April 21: Happy old birthday to Helen. Helen has agreed that she wants her new birthday to be April 20, 1997. April 20 is the day she joined our family. It is our family tradition that we change all our Chinese adopted children's birthdays to be the day they joined our family. We have also agreed that 13 is a good age for her. However, today is a very special day for us to remember the works of the Lord. According to Chinese law, Helen is too old today to be adopted. Last night our agency's representative called to say congratulations. She said for the last two weeks everyone in China has said it was impossible to get all the paperwork done in time for Helen to be adopted. But we know the God whom we serve. We know His will cannot be thwarted and we know His son promised us "With human beings this is impossible, but with God all things are possible." Matt 19:26. Little did she know, she was affirming God's promises last night and His mighty work on behalf of the orphan and our family when she told me her story of the last two weeks. So many Chinese and American government agencies worked together to push the paperwork through in record time for this adoption to be possible. Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Well today is a boring picture day, so I decided you might like to see pictures of Helen's last day at school. She says her class is 70 fifth graders and 1 teacher. Hudson schools have no clue about budget constraints. Helen says it cost too much money to have more than one teacher. Notice the students sharing chairs. |
Thanks for the updates; I check your blog first thing in the morning.
ReplyDeleteWhen you meet up with the H family, ask them to post some photos and updates. :)