Yesterday we had a very fun visit from some very special people in Samuel's life. Donald and Amy are the couple who were the main caretakers at House of Grace until this last March, and were Samuel's foster parents for the first 10 months that he lived there. (May 2014 - March 2015) They are godly people who loved on our boy and taught him from God's Word and what it means to pray. We consider them Samuel's spiritual parents, as our Father used them to plant seeds of Truth in his heart and spirit. They have been a blessing to Samuel and to us, and we love them a lot!
We have stayed in contact with them since they left House of Grace, and plan for Samuel to continue his relationship with them, as well. Through our adoption process, Amy has been faithful to speak much Truth from Scripture to me in the moments of turmoil and stress! I am so thankful for her!
They live in Hong Kong now, and took the train to Guangzhou to meet us at our hotel. I had a WeChat message from Donald when they were close, so Keelan and I went down to meet them. Jim and Samuel were already downstairs, so it was fun to see the look of surprise and joy on Samuel's face when he saw them. He acted shy for a minute or two, but soon clung onto Donald as though no time had passed. (It had been 4 months since they'd seen each other.) We went up to our room and talked for awhile before heading out to lunch.
We have stayed in contact with them since they left House of Grace, and plan for Samuel to continue his relationship with them, as well. Through our adoption process, Amy has been faithful to speak much Truth from Scripture to me in the moments of turmoil and stress! I am so thankful for her!
They live in Hong Kong now, and took the train to Guangzhou to meet us at our hotel. I had a WeChat message from Donald when they were close, so Keelan and I went down to meet them. Jim and Samuel were already downstairs, so it was fun to see the look of surprise and joy on Samuel's face when he saw them. He acted shy for a minute or two, but soon clung onto Donald as though no time had passed. (It had been 4 months since they'd seen each other.) We went up to our room and talked for awhile before heading out to lunch.
I took a couple of shots of this scene and I'm posting them both because I love it so much!
We went to a Chinese restaurant with no English menus. (The best kind!) Amy and Donald ordered for us, and Jim, Keelan, and I were very adventurous and tried the beef stomach, lung, and intestine. (Yep, really. I've outdone myself this time. On our first trip I was proud of trying eel and crocodile, ha!) There was a lot of yummy noodles and soup, too. And of course, hilarity ensued.
Amy and me.
Donald and Samuel deciding on the order.
Yummy and fun lunch!
After lunch we went down the the pool. The kids swam while we sat on the edge and Samuel splashed us. (I might as well have gotten in the water, as wet as I was!) It was a good time of visiting and sharing about our boy's past and future. Then we came back upstairs and had a time of prayer for Samuel. I am so very grateful for these people and their heart for the Gospel, for orphans, and for our boy. Our Father has blessed us so much with these relationships.
A very fun day full of blessings! We are planning to see Donald and Amy again on Thursday in Hong Kong. We will be there for one night before flying home on Friday.
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