If you would have told me a year ago that we would be where we are now, I would have told you that there is no way we could afford or do it. I would have been right. Thankfully, it is not us that has done it. It has been orchestrated by God working in and around us and the body of Christ. At our church, we are challenged to attempt something so great that it be doomed to fail unless God be in it. Well, this must be it for us! So far, God has provided the cost, the connections, the favor in letting the agency let us begin even though we didn't have enough raised for their fees alone and the favor in how quickly this process has happened for us. God is faithful! Now, we did have the call to step out when we did. So, don't just jump and assume it is His will. : )
So, OUR LITTLE BOY is precious! His current name is Jihoon, which means wisdom and contributor. We plan on keeping that as his Korean name, and naming him Samuel Joseph. He just looks like a Samuel to us. The meaning fits perfectly too. According to his records, his health is "grossly normal" and he is developmentally on track. He is not shy and is a good babbler. I love how they say that, "He is a naughty baby who likes to play with his foster family." He seems to be well-taken care of by them. They had a lot of sweet things to say.
Depending on how quickly this next phase of paperwork goes through, we could travel as early as late November? But then it could also take several months longer. At this point, it is still sinking in that my prayers have been answered. I finally have a baby!!! Joe is already the proud father who carries his picture with him all day, showing it off. He has been so helpful with this last leg of paperwork too. I am paper-worked-out, so he took over.
The next leg is getting everything ready for Samuel, traveling to Korea, and making decisions about what to do when we get him. I have been very nervous about the last part because my income is needed. We have a little extra to go out to eat occasionally and pay for unexpected things. We have already cut out as much as possible. So, to think about not continuing to work at my current job is scary. I don't know what will be decided or how things will work out, but they always do. God has been getting me ready this summer for this time. I read about several missionaries and their stories of God's provision and protection. It never seems to be the way I plan it out, but it ends up being better. So, we will focus on today and let God work out our tomorrow.
On an end note, I wanted to share something else I noticed while reading Samuel's information. Do you remember me telling you on an earlier post how God had kept me awake one night and called me to pray for the protection of my baby and his birth mother's wisdom? If not, go back and read it. Well, his paperwork states that his birth mother worried about what to do with her baby while she was pregnant because she was poor and the birth father had cut off contact. She agonized about what to do. Well, my prayer was Feb. 20th and Samuel was born March 13th. God knew that she needed prayer and let me be one of those to pray for her. How awesome is that?!
I have had a lot of new people reading the blog lately and they have asked how they can help. If you are one of them, our support letter was posted on June 2nd. Basically, we are working with Promise686, we do have a prayer team that gets updates and prayer requests, and we are taking hand-me-downs at this time, anything from diapers never used to furniture. We have a crib and a glider so far. Oh, and the Tupperware Fundraiser is posted as well.
Unfortunately, we can't post pictures of Samuel until he is legally ours, which could be a year from now. After we get him from Korea, we still have home study visits for up to 6 months and then we adopt here in the states. So, our journey is far from over. But it is a wonderful journey! Thank you to all of you who have prayed for us so far. : ) And PRAISE GOD!!!
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