We have bought a crib!  It was one we got locally from someone, but more important then where is that we have gotten something for someone who may or may not be born yet.  At first this seemed impulsive to me, but the more I thought on this I realized that this is a big deal.  This is Sara and I taking a step of faith towards our future adoption.  So even though we have not submitted our application yet we are trusting that this is something that God really wants us to do.  I do have to give major props to Sara as it seems that God is really guiding her on this and it was her who sought out the crib.

    It seems that as we tell people the same question comes up multiple times: why not adopt an American baby?  At first I was sort of mind boggled, because to me this was just a God thing.  He told us to adopt a baby girl from China so we are.  I had not given much thought to an American baby.  There are lots of children all over the world that need a loving home and a forever family, ours just happens to be in China.  I guess without it being you, it is hard to understand.  Maybe down the road we will look for another child that is in America but at this point we can only be faithful and follow where we believe God is leading us.  I hope that by doing this we will please God and we will open ourselves up to a part of life that we had not given much thought to before.

Jeremiah 29:11-13
"For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you. You will seek me and find me, when you seek me with all your heart" 


我們已經買了嬰兒床！這是一個大家得到了當地從別人的，但更重要的則是在哪裡，我們已經得到的東西的人誰可能會或可能尚未誕生。起初，這似乎一時衝動給我，但我越覺得這個我意識到，這是一個大問題。這是薩拉和我走的信念對我們未來通過的一個步驟。因此，即使我們還沒有提交我們的應用程序還沒有，我們相信，這是一件真正的上帝希望我們做的事。我也得給各大道具薩拉，因為它似乎老天真是指導她這一點，這是她的誰找到了嬰兒床。


    看來，當我們告訴人們，同樣的問題出現多次：為什麼不採取美國的嬰兒？起初我是那種不介意猛然一驚，因為對我來說，這只是一個神的事情。他告訴我們，採用來自中國的女嬰所以我們。我沒有認真想過一個美國寶寶。有很多孩子的世界各地需要一個充滿愛的家庭和一個永遠的家人，我們恰恰是在中國。我想沒有它你，這是很難理解的。也許在路上，我們將尋找另一個孩子是在美國，但在這一點上，我們只能是忠實跟隨我們相信上帝正帶領著我們。我希望通過這樣做，我們將請神，我們會敞開心扉，接受生活，我們沒有考慮了很久以前的一部分。

耶利米書29：11-13
“我知道我對你的計劃，耶和華說，計劃的福利，而不是邪惡的，給你一個未來和希望。然後你會在我打電話來，禱告我，我會聽到你你會找我，找到我，當你尋求我與所有您的心臟“