Bringing Phillip Home...: Things are HAPPENING.....!

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Things are HAPPENING.....!

After months of seeminlgy sluggish progress, things seem to be happening at an almost alarming rate! ""Alarming" because Karl is still mudding and taping Phillip's bedroom and bathroom as we speak and because we are still looking to God to provide funds, but we could get our travel approval in as little as 4 weeks. (We would LOVE it if it were earlier because that would allow us to have Phillip home for more of the summer before school starts and Brit and Kyle have to return to Corban.)

We received "Provisional Approval" last week and then on Saturday, we received an important notice from the National Visa Center which was immediately scanned to our adoption agency. The next step is for our adoption agency to apply for the "Article 5" certificate which is couriered to the CCCWA immediately. "TA" or travel approval should follow in 3-4 weeks. ( AGAIN, it would be better in our human eyes if we could go sooner, but please pray for GOD'S perfect timing.) After that, we apply for a consulate appointment in Guanzhou where all adoptive families spend their last days in China.
When we get TA, Phillip will be told about his adoptive family! Whoop! Whoop!

Homestretch prayer requests!
God's blessing on those who have so faithfully encouraged, supported, and inspired us along the way. Thank you so much for supporting us financially and prayerfully!

1. Resources for travel for all 4 of us, for the in-country costs, to finish the Phillip's rooms, and for Phillip's continued medical care. (We have prayed about all of us traveling and feel it is important for bonding and for all of us to be able to assist with traveling with Phillip for the first time. Kyle and I want Karl and Brit to experience China and Shepherd's Field Children Village themselves so that they can see how and where this journey started and to understand Phillip's history. We all know that the heart that God has given us for missions and for China's special needs orphans will never end. )

2. Please pray that God would prepare our hearts for that moment when we meet Phillip as a family for the first time. May that moment be one that sets the stage for a lifetime of bonding. May we all be unified in Christ in the transition process and throughout the future to be obedient to God's calling for our family.

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Prayer Requests

1. Phillip's spiritual growth.

2. God's provision for Phillip's medical care

3. A new wheelchair that is better suited for Phillip

4. That God would work in and through us and help us to encourage, support and inspire Phillip as he adapts to life at home with his forever family.

5. That Phillip would be free from attachment and bonding issues.

6. That there would be no barriers to the work of the Holy Spirit in Phillip's life.

7. Insight and wisdom and commitment and compassion as we parent Phillip.

8. Phillip is sufffering fromhis third pressure in 7 months. This one is big and deep and has actually been operated on in the last couple of years.

9. That we would be able to help Phillip transition to life in Spokane and to find the best resources to help him.

10. That we would be able to find the best ways to educate Phillip and to help him read and write in English. He is so SMART!

If you'd like to help......

If you'd like to donate, you can go to http://www.intlcare.org/ .

1. Go to the Helping Us page.

2. Scroll down and click on Make a Donation.

3. This will direct you to Paypal

4. Mention the name The Crofts in the memo section.

5. A 3% fee is deducted for using Paypal.

OR

Checks can be mailed to:

I Care

P.O. Box 1603

Bel Air, Maryland 21014

You can include a brief note with our name on it, but don't write our name on the memo line of the check.

When Kyle and I were at Shepherd's Field Children's Village in August of 2010, we met Chris Dubell who interned at the orphanage. I was immediately blessed by her joyful spirit. When I got to observe Chris teaching English to the primary class, I was impressed by the amazing way that Chris very competently and lovingly managed her class of students with many physical, mental, and emotional special needs. It's a SMALL WORLD! When we made the decision to adopt Phillip, we were given the name of Chris' dad, Dan, who runs an organization that seeks to encourage, support, and inspire adoption. Dan has taken teams to SFCV in the past and has graciously set up an account for us to receive donations to help with the costs of adoption.

THANK YOU!

Karl, Kyle, Brittany, and Joni

A Thousand Gifts

We're keeping our eyes on God's ABUNDANT blessings by taking turns adding to our list of a thousand ways God has BLESSED us!

1. We get the joy of bringing Phillip into our home, but we understand that the blessing will extend to Phillip's support group of family and friends as well. This is so much bigger than our family!

2. Finally having time to clean and organize! Since Phillip's bedroom is our former office, all of the items from the office have needed to find new homes.

3. Trying new Pinterest recipes with Brittany. All of them were yummy winners.

4. Progress in Grammy Croft's recovery from staph infection that afflicted her whole body.

5. Watching the Corban videos in which Brit and Kyle got to take part.

6. Reminiscing about all of the milestones in Phillip's adoption process and how God so clearly led us to bring him home.

7. Listening to Phillip cut loose and totally enjoy America's Funniest Home Videos reruns and Shaun the Sheep videos.

8. Dreaming about finding some ways to inexpensively decorate and update this house.

9. New reading books from the library for Phillip to read! I love that place!

10. Having everybody home for spring break! Boy, am I ever gonna miss you guys!