Bringing Phillip Home...: Final countdown.....

Saturday, June 9, 2012

Final countdown.....

Dear AMAZINGLY supportive Friends and Family,
     We're counting the weeks until we get to go get Phillip. Many of you faithfully ask questions and bless us with your interest in Phillip. Here are a few quick thoughts.
     *We met Carmen Devries at the airport yesterday. He arrival is bittersweet. We love to spend time with her while she is home from PNG, but we may miss her when she returns in July. Since we might be in China upon her return, we'll visit with her this weekend. We were really hoping that she would be here to meet Phillip.
     *We might meet a lot of friends in CHINA when we go to get Phillip. Steve Allen and Spokane's Lilac Court will be in China at around the same time. Several interns from Shepherd's Field that we've met via Facebook will be there as well.
     *Phillip's friend, Blossom, learned about her family this week. Her adoption should be complete about 3 days before her 14th birthday. Phew! Unfortunately, her good news caused Phillip to be upset. Sara Zhou comforted him and told him that he would get some good news soon.
     *Chantal Cox, a friend whose daughter was in my class and who has prayed for Phillip, made a beautiful Spiderman quilt for Phillip's room. I was searching for the perfect quilt, but God had it covered!
     *We will take Brit and Kyle with us to China. We've prayed about it and processed this long and HARD. Someone asked us to go into the future in our thinking and to look back to the events of this summer. Of course, we knew that there would be huge blessings in terms of bonding and shared experience. Since Brit and Kyle will have to return to college soon after we return home, we feel this time as a family is crucial. On a more practical note, many places in China do not have wheelchair access. Friends that have taken Phillip into town have sometimes needed to carry him. We may need all of us to move around China and to transport Phillip and his belongings this first time.
     Thanks for the many ways that you express interest in and support for Phillip and our family.  This is truly a leap of faith!
     The Crofts
     KKPB&J

1 comment:

Kyle CroftJune 9, 2012 at 6:33 PM
If I have to carry Phil around piggyback the whole time in China I won't care, it will so be worth it!
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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!