Exciting News!!!

Ok, I just have to preface this news with that fact that I thought this day was never going to come, therefore I thought I would never be able to say these words out loud, although I said them in my head often.  What are these words, you might ask??

WE HAVE A REFERRAL!!!!!!!

 After going on close to 3 yrs of waiting, it seems surreal to say it!!   Its even more surreal to stare at the picture of our adorable 4 yr old little man in China!   Tom and I will be writing our letter of intent to adopt him this week.   Sooo exciting!   His name will be Hudson (named after the great missionary to China - Hudson Taylor)

I will now address the other questions on your mind......

1.  what about the little girl we have been praying to adopt?   We will be waiting for the next few months for a referral for a little girl from China as well, so that we can process the two together and go one time to pick them both up!

2.  What about the other Southeast Asian country we started the process in?    We have decided that since we are adopting 2 children (Lord willing) from China we are going to stop the other process.   If the Lord sees fit down the road to allow to adopt from there, we would gladly restart that process!


How can you pray for the Lacock family?

1.  Pray that we are able to quickly get a referral for our daughter so that our son doesn't have to wait a long time for that process to go through.

2.  Pray for Hudson's care during this wait.  That God will wrap His arms around him and prepare his little heart for the HUGE change that is in his future.

3.  Pray for our daughter to be well cared for also.

4.  Pray that God will provide financially in next 8-9 months so that travel is not delayed.

5.  Pray for our existing family to use these next months wisely to strengthen our relationships with each other and prepare for the struggles that are ahead in attaching and bonding with 2 new children!

6.  Just pray.....anytime, anywhere.....it's soo powerful!!

Thank you for rejoicing with us in our amazing news.  We feel completely blessed that God would entrust us with this beautiful boy!


If I  can figure out how to make a password protected post I will post a pic.....but haven't taken the time to try to figure that out yet.    (Any suggestions welcome!)


Comments

  1. KatieSeptember 3, 2012 at 2:36 PM

    Congratulations! That is exciting. It sounds like China is a good fit for you. My in-laws adopted two boys from China at the same time recently. I hope it all goes smoothly!

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  2. Ladybug DragonSeptember 3, 2012 at 4:03 PM

    Congratulations! How amazingly wonderful! I'm glad China was able to get you a match! I pray his sister will soon follow!

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  3. UnknownSeptember 4, 2012 at 8:32 AM

    Awesome!!! I love the name, btw.

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 6, 2012 at 3:02 AM

    Seriously, I just want to praise God so much right now for everything you guys have gone through and where you're at now. His ways are SO HIGH AND ABOVE OURS, AND IT KNOCKS MY SOCKS OFF! God has His way with us, even when we don't see it coming, and it always proves to be for our good and it displays His glory in ways we never dreamed. Just to think that He used your desire to adopt a baby girl from SE Asia as a means to His ultimate end of placing your 4 year old son with you. He knew all along who and where your kids are, as He has always known from eternity past, and He has strengthened your faith in the manner that He is leading you to them. I am loving your adoption story, and I am totally looking forward to seeing your son and your daughter with you at last! I love his name- Hudson - so perfect!

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  5. chaniemomSeptember 12, 2012 at 9:21 AM

    So glad to hear about how God is leading you to your children. Adoption is not an easy journey! But, thank God that He adopted us and what a price He paid!

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