Faith's son

I know that I do not usually post 2 days in a row, but I feel the need to share our day. For Faith and I, it was a little tough because we found out very last minute that Faith's "son's" parents were in town (from the Netherlands) and wanted to come get him right away. Beautiful Gate was given no warning that they were coming which is bad in that it is very hard when children are removed from their house mothers with no warning so the mothers can say good-bye. Today, it was that kind of shock for Faith. She has adopted this boy as her very own "son" (the house mothers used to call him her son, they are the ones who started it and then they began calling me his grandmother, yep I am feeling a little old). She has spent countless hours feeding him, playing with him and making him laugh and she loves him deeply. She has known that he will be adopted, but finding out 2 hours before he was leaving was tough on her. She and his house mother went for a walk together and then picked out a perfect outfit for him to wear. It was so sweet to see them sharing their moments together before saying good-bye to their little "son."

His house mother came and got Faith to help her get him ready before meeting his new family. They are such a precious couple. They cried when they got him and would not let him go. After some time of bonding, I shared with them the special relationship between their son and Faith and they were so touched by the extra love and care he was shown and then they took a picture of Faith so he could remember her when he gets older. It was so sweet. I think Faith felt much better after meeting his parents, but she was a little quiet afterwards. I decided to take her out for a little mommy-daughter date and we both felt much better after a cup of tea and a muffin. Please do not misunderstand, we are so happy that he has found a good home and we wanted him to be adopted, we were just taken by surprise by the lack of notice/preparation given.

One other area of concern I'd like to share is for one of our Beautiful Gate children (who is not placed for adoption). This child went in for a check up and a spot was seen on one of their lungs. Further testing will be done in the week to come, but please pray with us that this spot is nothing serious.