Huahua spiked a fever with her immunizations. I called the clinic in the morning and when her Dr returned the call late afternoon she said after consulting with hemotology clinic it was urgent for her to be treated with IV antibiotics because of risk of bacterial infection. Without a spleen, Huahua is in a dangerous position when she spikes a fever and unable to fight off infection. The time frame for her to receive treatment is critical and we are so thankful for her primary doctor's diligent management of her care. As we preparing to head to AWANA last night, Ryan headed of the the ER with Huahua. My Mama heart ached not to take her, but the two of them had a wonderful experience bonding together through her evening of treatment. Daddy's have a special way of being extra silly to make things not hurt so bad.
The other three kids and I went off to AWANA and continued our night while Daddy and Huahua managed the medical side of things. The lesson I was teaching was on thankfulness. Do we live our lives in a manner that show we are thankful for everything we have? From the freedom to vote, be educated, receive medical care, speak our minds, worship our God freely, and share the gospel to one other. Do we really live in a way that says Thank you God for everything you have given to me, and mostly we should be thankful God's son as our redeeming savior? The children at AWANA are now is midst of of a friendly competition to raise money for WORLD VISION in that others might receive some of the benefit of our glorious earthy riches we have already received. They are showing their generosity to other children in the midst of their thankfulness. Are we willing to be part of something really big and make a difference?
A great song linked to World Vision is "Overwhelmed" by Big Daddy Weave. We watched this last night with the children.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiGb14tTaH4
We should all be overwhelmed by the Lord's creation, beauty and everything he has provided and done for us in our lives!
NEWS OF THE DAY!!!!!
We have LID!!!! Logged in China!!!! For those of you without the cheat sheet. This should have taken a few weeks, but it took only two days!!!! Our social worker has never seen this happen in the same week! Beijing (yes the entire city), where the CCCWA is located in being shut down because of pollution next week. So in our favor it looks like they were busy clearing off their desks before their break. Pray for those living in a region where the pollution is this bad. Pray for these workers as they return rested and refreshed ready to process adoptions for children awaiting their families. The next thing we await is Letter of Acceptance (LOA) which can take up to 3 months. Huahua was an amazing 6 weeks. We know who really controls the time frame of adoption :)
NAMES ANYONE??? To be announced soon....
Yesterday when I told HuaHua this little guy was going to be her brother, she lit up with a smile and said " He looks like me!" And then she found out he was three years old, (just like her)
laughter erupted throughout the house!
If you feel led to contribute to the finances of these sweet boy's adoption, please click on the donate button on our home page. It's the easiest way to contribute a tax deductible donation through Lifesong for Orphans. Thank you for your support and prayers!
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