New PICS OF LUKE!!!

We received some new pics of Luke!!! We were SO SURPRISED to see how much WEIGHT he has gained. He is a CHUNK!!! And boy does he have a head of HAIR!!! AMAZING!!!! 2 traveling families gave the SWI asst. director a list of the kids who have waiting parents. The asst. director took pics of each of the kids and emailed them to one of the families here in the states. All of the kids look very healthy and the orphanage looks fantastic! The playroom has tons of toys!!! A family who traveled in July has reported that this specific orphanage currently cares for over 300 children, of which over 90% are considered special needs. Each room of babies had multiple caregivers hovering around. The caregivers seemed very loving and familiar with the kids. This is so comforting to this mama's heart!!!

It really is amazing to see these pictures! It really reminds us that our new son is literally… on the other side of the world. I mean, people use that terminology about things all the time. They say things like …"I've parked my car in the parking lot over there on the other side of the world". Etc. etc. etc. But in this case… it is true. When we are awake… he is asleep.

Some people have asked if it is harder going through the Non Special Needs process and NOT knowing who your daughter is while you wait…. Or going through the Special Needs process and knowing who are son is while we wait. I think waiting for Kiah was harder. You don't know who you are waiting for… your just waiting. You are spinning your wheels trying to make time go by just wondering. It is hard to know that Luke is over there… you wonder if he is being fed, taken care of, having his diaper changed, being played with and loved by someone. But we are getting pictures of him frequently. We sent a cake for his birthday in October, we send him care packages each month. I would have LOVED to do that for Kiah. We are very lucky that Kiah had such a loving foster family who was fulfilling her ever need.

We can't wait to hold our new boy in our arms and complete our family.
All praise goes to the LORD!!!

Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus clear the way for us to come to you.
1 Thessalonians 3:11