A Voice From the Other Side of the World
There is very little I could say about the following email...my friend Laura forwarded it to me after wisely holding onto it for a few months. It was sent from someone who knows and cares for our little ones personally. (The asterisks are included for protection as email monitoring wouldn't allow Jesus' name mentioned).
Laura knew it would be difficult for me to read without the certainty that we'd be able to bring little C home with us...but now that it's looking very positive, she sent this treasure my way. I say "treasure" because this is another piece of the puzzle that I'll hold close to my heart...just like that precious phone call that told us the agency was going to hold C's file for us!
Read below...be prepared to be moved...and amazed again about God's presence and protection on each one of his children. He is intimately involved in every detail...no matter how small. It gives me such a deep, resonating joy to know both C and J are already being loved in the name of Christ. Overwhelmed.
dear Laura,
when i got your email i literally stopped and just stared, because this evening one of the girls brought C into my room (i have been sick and was off shift) and she was screaming and rigid and just SO upset. no one could calm her down. she needs security so very much, and if anything upsets her she is just so hard to get calm again. it's like she literally can't find anything solid or secure to hold on to. i sang to her, held her tightly, told her i loved her, told her Jes*s loves her, talked to her...nothing helped. then i just started pra ying in Jes*s name (in chinese). i asked Him to come and hold her, and comfort her heart and quiet and calm her. i asked Him to fill the room and just let both of us know He was there. and i asked Him to give C a family...a daddy and mommy who will love her and take care of her and make her feel safe and assured...and who will teach her about her Heavenly Father who loves her so much...that she will one day grow to know and love Him as her Father, and not be afraid or insecure ever again. and it was for sure the most immediate response to pra yer i've ever experienced. as soon as i opened my mouth in the name of Jes*s, C instantly stopped screaming. it wasn't a slow calming down, or even snubbing...it was just a complete stop. nothing would calm her, but HE came and calmed her heart. His peace and presence filled the room to the point where tears were just rolling down my face because i knew He was HERE. anyway, all of that had just happened and i was telling my best friend online about it when i got your email and saw that there is a family praying that she will be theirs. just had to share with you how He answers pra yer, and let you know that i am lifting up your friends and asking Him to let them be C's forever family.
wow.
