10 years ago while we were in the process of adopting Zoe, we wrote the idea and prayer of a 4th child, a daughter, on a pillar during the construction of the kids&'â„¢ area at our church. We told God in that moment that we would adopt again if He called us to it. We traveled to China and adopted Zoe a few months later, but then life happened: Job losses, struggles, new China regulations that steered us away from the idea of a 4th child. Fast forward to May 3, 2014. Me, the non-runner, 0.0 sticker on my car kind of gal, was training for my first ever half marathon. I was listening to a message I had missed at church some months before where our pastor was telling the story of his daughter who was a surprise gift. God gave me the vision that day of a daughter. I wrote in my journal that night: I wonder if our trip back to visit China one day, will actually be a mission trip to pick up our daughter (not sure how!)ÂÂ. I did not tell Jim, I just wrote that down and honestly, did not give much thought to it again. How fitting that on May 3, 2015, exactly one year from the journal entry I wrote, Jim came home from a retreat with Zach confirming that we should move forward with adopting again. We gathered as a family that night and told Him we are in. In our family, we say yes to brave adventures. We have been accepted for the China special needs program. The adventure has begun and we need you. We are hearing go and so we are going. Jim was reminded by some wise men on his retreat that all we need to do is say yes, but the burden is God&'s and He will work out the details. We trust Him.
