Mission: Adoption, Phase One Complete

This is the end of our adoption blog.
"Phase One" is now complete. Zephan and Ellie are no longer orphans.
Now, we are into Phase Two 
and 
Phase two will take much longer than 16 months. :)

Phase Two is raising ALL of our daughters and sons in a way  
that they may also walk with the Lord.
We will teach them of our Savior, Jesus Christ.
We will boldly speak the Gospel.
We will teach them God's ways of living.
We will raise them to be securely grounded in the Word of God.
We will give them the tools of maturity and skills for success.
And so much more.
It is a pleasure to have 6 children to raise for God's glory! We pray that they will turn their hearts to Him, surrendering their lives, joyfully living for Christ Jesus alone.

We will start right here with this. These two sweet children waited their whole lives to be held by their Daddy and Mommy. And we thank our Lord they waited for us. When we hold them, they are as darling as holding newborns. Zephan and Ellie completely stop everything to be held, they snuggle into us and nurse their thumbs, reverting back to the moments they "should have" had. Praise the Lord for the preciousness of these children and for the bonding we are able to experience with them, OH PRAISE HIM!