Karl and I are scheduled to go for our Homeland Security biometric fingerprinting tomorrow. The process is very official. We received our official notices complete with Homeland Security stamps several weeks ago. The dates and times are set by Homeland Security. Unlike regular fingerprinting, the biometric fingerprinting is digital and is time sensitive. It has to be done at the arranged appointments.
Speaking of appointments, God has scheduled so many divine appointments as we've pursued Phillip's adoption: 1. Grace who is in a wheelchair and her mom, Lynn. I got the nerve to talk to them at Costco and they were willing to answer my prying questions about wheelchairs...2. The nice lady who was mailing worms at the post office when I was mailing gifts to Phillip. She referred me to a group of counselors that help adopted children with attachment disorder...3. The families at VCS who have educated us about the resources available to help Phillip...4. Our friend, Christie, a physical therapist, who affirmed that Spokane is one of the best places in the country to get medical care for Phillip...5. The mysterious lady that paid $25 for an item valued at less than a dollar at our yard sale because she had heard about Phillip... Our friends that simply handed us a wad of twenty dollar bills...6. The Facebook friends around the world that have visited Phillip's orphanage and love our boy...7. The stranger who was touched to the point of tears by Phillip's adoption and vowed to pray for our family...and so many more!
God's fingerprints are on Phillip's adoption. His hands are BIG. He is answering our prayers across the world in Langfang, China. Sara, the adoption specialist at Phillip's orphanage, said that he believes in God and is asking Him why his legs don't work. Sara said to just keep asking. I bet that God has an amazing answer for that question and I'm so glad that I will get to be Phillip's mom when he gets that revelation.
Will you join us in praying for the resources to complete the adoption, for Phillip's medical care, to make our house wheelchair accessible, and for all of us to be able to go to China to get him? We understand that Phillip's adoption is so much bigger than our family. We treasure your encouragement, support, and inspiration! Joni
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