Another adoption!

This past Christmas as part of a ministry event called The Advent Conspiracy we willingly chose to do four things to focus on Jesus at Christmas. We worshipped more fully, spent less on ourselves, gave more to others, and loved the people God has placed in our path more fully. One exciting thing we did was allow each of our daughters to sponsor a girl from their native country (2 from China and 1 from Korea).

Joi's child was named Mi So and she was sponsored through Holt International. Joi has fervently prayed for Mi So. Every meal time and every bedtime prayer have included a special mention of her name asking God to watch over her. If I forgot to pray for Mi So, Joi made me "do it over" or she added her own "PS" to God after the prayer. The amazing thing is that Mi So has the very same foster parents as Joi did!!!! How cool is that. It's tempting to say "it's a small world after all" but it's much better to say "What an awesome and huge God we have!"

Joi is a new Christian and I love to see God affirm new believers as they grow in Him. This past week we got a letter from Holt International noting that Mi So has been adopted and has a forever home in the United States. You should have seen Joi's face when it sunk in! Amy and I had the honor of telling Joi the Lord not only heard her prayers but He has acted on them and placed this special child in a family where she will have the opportunity to hear the Gospel and understand unconditional love.

As we read the letter at the dinner table, we came to a paragraph noting that we had been assigned another Korean baby girl to sponsor and pray for. Let me introduce you to Mit-eum Song. She is the latest addition to our sponsorship family. Please pray for her to have a forever family soon...and remember, if you don't, Joi will be there to remind you!