In January of 2012, God started breaking our hearts for children whom we'd never met in places we'd never been. There are over 17 million children in the world who have lost both parents. Though foster care in this country is far from an ideal situation for children, being an orphan in other countries in the world is gut wrenching. For many children, being an orphan means starvation, no education, little or no medical care, and becoming a social outcast. It can mean growing up in an orphanage or on the streets. It's hard to turn your back on children in this situation, but it becomes quite impossible when God starts tugging at your heart.
Fast forward seven months and God had made it abundantly clear what his plan was for our family. He had a child waiting for us--soon there would be one less orphan. So, we began the adoption process. By November we got THE phone call that there was a 14 month old boy in China with a cleft lip and palate who needed a family. We opened our email and saw his precious face for the first time. Huihui is what his caregivers call him, and soon he will be ours!
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