Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Leaving for CHINA on FRIDAY!!!!


You read it right, Folks!
We are leaving on FRIDAY!
GOOD FRIDAY!
What an incredible blessing!!!
I have been praying that we would have Sarah Hope for Easter.
I was praying last week about our travel. Every time I began to pray, I would think about how HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE it would be for us to leave on the 10th!
But, our Father is ABLE TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE!
Each time I prayed, scriptures from James would come to my mind. Reminding me to ask and NOT DOUBT!
James 1:6-8
"But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double minded man, unstable in all he does."
Not wanting to be a WAVE or UNSTABLE, I chose to trust.
1 John 5:14-15
"This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to His will, He HEARS us. And if we know that He HEARS us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of Him."
So, I started clinging to the fact that HIS WILL is perfect! And that He hears my shouts, cries, and whispers.
HE HEARS AND HE CARES!!!
Hebrews 10:23
"Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess for HE who promised is faithful."
This is Sarah Hope's scripture.
Please pray for our travel, safety, health, and miraculous bonding!
Pray that Sarah Hope will feel safe, secure, and loved the moment that we meet.
We are praying that she will be in perfect peace and full of joy!
Some may think that is impossible. But, we know that we serve a BIG GOD that is able to do more than we think or can imagine! He is ABLE!
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We will keep the blog updated while in China.
We LOVE comments! They were very uplifting when we traveled for HG!

9 comments:

Elizabeth Miller said...

I am SOOOO happy for you - I pray
traveling mercy for you and I hope
we can get together this year in Oct. when I come home - we can share our adoption stories!!!! We have been matched with a 2 year old little girl - here in FL -
It was such a "God thang"

email me and let me know how things are going - Elizabeth
liznloren02@att.net

The Parr Family said...

I'm so excited for you! Praise the Lord! He's so good!

By the way, Michael and I have a little something we want to bring by tonight. :)

Tammy said...

FRIDAY!!?? Awesome! I'll be praying for all of you.

p.s. Thanks for the scriptures. I needed the reminder. :)

Can't wait to follow along...

The Girls Mommy said...

YAYYYYY!!!!!! Wow! I am so excited! Woohoo! Well, sorry we don't have a new baby being born the same day that Sarah Hope gets here. How will I ever remember the day she gets here? CONGRATS!
Love you guys!

Dianna and Stephen said...

What wonderful news! I wish you safe travels and lots of love.

Paige Betterton said...

Woo Hoo!!! That's how it was when we left! Travel approve came on Monday and we left on Thursday! What a whirlwind! But totally worth it! We will be praying for you-peace, bonding, love, and most of all joy. Can't wait to meet her!!!

Paige Betterton
wwwbettertonfamily.blogspot.com

Pandamonium Mom said...

Stephanie and Greg,

Wow! I am so super excited for y'all!!!! God is a big God who answers big prayers! YEAH!
Can't wait to see those pics of Sarah Hope in your arms and to see those pics of the two sisters!!

Alice said...

I have been thinking about your flight all day today! It is so wonderful that you guys are going to bring Sarah home! I can't wait to see her and Hannah together. WOW!! God is so very good!

The Girls Mommy said...

When, oh when, will we have an update? What does HG think about China? I miss ya'll. Praying for you, Brandy