Sorry It's Been So Long!

There has been so much going on in the past month. Our home study is finished, approved and sent to the USCIS in San Antonio. We received our appointment letter from the USCIS last Saturday and will be travelling tomorrow morning to San Antonio to be fingerprinted.

I've been sick for the past week and a half and really haven't had much energy. Everyone finally talked me into going to the doctor, who told me I have bronchitis, and gave me wonderful medicine to help me sleep. The down side here is that I want to document everything in photos for Brighton's Life Book. I'm sure the photo of me being fingerprinted tomorrow will be a doozy. My nose is all red from repeated blowing and wiping, and I look like I've been through the ringer. Hopefully it doesn't turn out looking like a mugshot! LOL!

My friend Jane is travelling to China tomorow to pick up her son, Jack! I am so excited for her. Jack is in western China where it is cold, arid and desert-like. It looks nothing like the eastern portion of China where Brighton is from. Jack is very handsome and looks like a little prince. He will be so excited to finally meet his new mom and dad and big brother Ben.

I will post more tomorrow after we are fingerprinted!

Tina

"How great is the love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God!..." 1 John 3:1

We went to our first ASL (American Sign Language) class last night! It was such a good class. We learned the entire alphabet (which we pretty much knew already) and around 40 new signs. The instructor, Tony Cook, is deaf and was wonderful. He made learning ASL fun and easy to remember. If we are going to learn 40-50 new signs a day, in 8 weeks we will have learned about 400 signs! The most difficult signs to learn are the ones that have 3 or 4 different signs for one single word. We have to learn them all so that if we are talking with someone who uses a sign we do not use.

During class, he was teaching us how important facial expressions are when signing. You do not smile while saying you're sorry. Another instructor came in and signed with him a bit. She signed "sorry," but was smiling. He laughed and signed to us that she wasn't really sorry because she smiled.

We are through gathering documents for our dossier. We are now waiting on our home study draft and our fingerprinting appointment from the USCIS. We sent our authenticated birth certificates to the Chinese Consulate in Chicago to be authenticated by them. We are going to send off a packet of other documents this week to be authenticated by the Texas Secretary of State. We are also waiting to hear back from Congressman Chet Edwards office as to why the USCIS in San Antonio has a different fingerprinting policy than the rest of the US. This will hold our adoption up by about 2 months.

The package that we are getting together for Brighton is about ready. I just need to get the letter and photos translated for him. We are hoping and praying that Brighton will be excited about becoming part of our family and that he will not be too fearful of the unknown. We are also praying that he will be allowed to write us back and tell us more about himself and what he likes/dislikes, etc... Please pray that Brighton will look at the photos we are sending and will feel a sense of safety and not of fear.

Tina


"Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes him dumb or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth and teach you what you are to say." Exodus 4:11-12

MORE GOOD NEWS!

Praise the LORD! We received an email today from a wonderful lady at CWA (Mei) about our little boy! I emailed Jane in China, asking for updated information from Brighton's CWI. They took 7 photos of him yesterday and sent us an update. The info is below, followed by the photos we received. He looks much older in these photos than the last photos. Isn't he handsome??? Please leave comments too! We would love to hear from you! Click on the "comment" at the end and leave us a message!

Current Report on An Sheng

Current Condition
HT-147cm; WT-37kg; Head Circumference-53cm; Chest Circumference-72cm; Foot Length-24cm; # of Teeth-26 (height 4'9" weight 81lb. Dani is 4'10" and weighs 71 lbs., so I can take her shopping to find clothes to fit him!!!)

Health Condition
An Sheng is in excellent health condition. He runs, jumps, moves around freely. He is very strong physically. He seldom gets sick.

Daily Routines
An Sheng’s life is very structured. He goes to the School for Deaf and Mute in our city from Monday to Friday. He follows his school schedule. He gets up, bathes, eats, takes classes, and goes to bed, on time. He takes care of himself in his daily routine activities.

Personality & Hobbies
An Sheng is an open, active, diligent, and strong child. He also is very helpful to others.. Every Saturday and Sunday after he finishes his homework, he volunteers to help care takers with their chores. He loves sports, especially basketball.

School Condition
An Sheng started school in 2005 and is now in 3rd Grade (I am not sure how their school works.—notes by Mei). He can converse using simple sign language. He can understand teachers’ sign language and basically has no problem communicating with his classmates and teachers. An Sheng makes B, C grades. He is able to focus on teachers’ lectures in class and finish homework in time. According to his teachers, An Sheng is a smart child.

The People’s Republic of China
Liaoning Province, Anshan City,
Anshan City Children’s Welfare Institute


(Info Dated on 9/6/2006)

Our handsome son!

The Good News Keeps Coming!

Today, the UPS guy brought us a package we weren't expecting. That's always fun! (as long as it's not C.O.D. and you're not sure who it's from) But this package was from CWA, our adoption agency, and I tore into it like it was Christmas morning.

The first page was a beautiful congratulations letter, purposely typed on quality stationary, from a sweet woman at CWA. Everyone there has just been so supportive and have been praying for Brighton and for us! It explained that they were sending us the original pre-approval document from China, all of the records CWA had kept on An Sheng (Brighton), and a few more color photos of him that are just darling. I'm going to have to take out stock in Puffs!

One of the documents had more information than we had heard before. This is what it said, word for word: "An Sheng, male, was found abandoned on bus No. 24 in the evening of July 4, 2001 by the driver. After searching for his birth parents in vain by public security bureau of the police station of Anshan City, he was sent to our orphanage to be raised the next day by the approval of Civil Affairs Bureau of Anshan City." I hope my poor child didn't have to spend the night at the police station! I know he must have been terrified!

The caretakers at his orphanage stated in one document that he's never had an accident or been hurt. That was from 2004. His hobby is reading books! We put a request in today for more information form his orphanage. We requested that they ask them if he can read Chinese, and if so, what grade level, if he's learning Chinese sign language, how his health is, if he needs anything, if the orphanage needs anything, and a few other things that I can't remember off the top of my head. We will be sending several care packages over the next few months, so if anyone would like to add to it for the orphanage, let me know! I'll have a list of items they need soon. We can not send anything religious, bulky or heavy. Bulky doesn't include blankets, diapers, etc...

I would like to thank everyone who has been praying for Brighton. It just warms our hearts and means so much to us to know you love our little boy so much! Please also remember the thousands of children in the world who need parents. Most will never know what it's like to feel safe, have a warm hug, a family meal, a mom and dad who love them, a roof over their heads, and most of all a chance to see our sweet Savior modeled to them by loving parents. It's just hard to fathom, with all the wealth we see daily, how the plight of these sweet children goes unnoticed. But the most important thing they need is prayer. It's absolutely free!!! My heartfelt prayer is that every orphan at least gets the chance to learn about our Lord and savior. Even if their surroundings and circumstances cannot be changed, their hearts can, and God will always be there with them, wherever they are.

If you would like to get more involved, there are links to the right for Christian World Adoption and Christian World Foundation.

"Christian World Foundation exists to help feed, clothe, medicate, educate, and care for children of the world without regard for their color or class, based on the teachings and love of our Lord Jesus Christ." http://www.cwa.org/cwf.html

Our love and many thanks to everyone!

David & Tina

"If you love Me, you will obey what I command. And I will ask the father, and He will give you another Counselor to be with you forever--- the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you know Him because He lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." John 14:15-18

This is the larger photo that was cropped for the small photo on the first post.

We have PA! Hooray! Halelujah! Praise the LORD!
(Now we know what our names look like in Chinese!)

We Have PA! Pre-Approval from China for Brighton!!!

It's been awhile since I posted, I know. August was a hectic month and we were really busy! We had our first home visit on August 19, our second on August 29, and our third will be September 1.

But the best news is, Virginia, our caseworker from CWA, called with the great news that we have pre-approval from China! Boy did I cry my eyes out. I laughed, I cried, then laughed some more, jumped up and down, ran through the house shouting hallelujahs and had the kids wondering what I did with their mother.

What our pre-approval means is that Brighton is basically our child in the eyes of China. We still have to submit our required documents, but for information purposes, not to wait to see if we are accepted. We can now send him letters, packages, photos of home, mom, dad and sisters and brothers!

We still have February or March as our tentative travel date to pick him up. That could happen sooner, or later than that depending on how long the paperwork and governments' take.

David and the kids and I went out to eat to celebrate the good news. Everyone is so excited! Hopefully we will now be getting some updated photos of our sweet boy to post.

Blessings,
David and Tina

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. Hebrews 10:23

We finally have our home study appointment! The social worker is coming this Saturday to do our home study. I'm so excited because we are one step closer to bringing Brighton home. We're still waiting on pre-approval, which should come any day. Once that comes, we can get more updated photos of Brighton.

I took Charly to U Paint It for her birthday. She painted a frog for her wall, Dani painted a dog bowl for Isabelle, and I painted a plate with Brighton's name on it. It turned out really cute. I can't wait to give it to him.

The mom who adopted Brighton's best friend emailed me again today. She told me that Nick said Brighton can make sounds. We are hoping that we can teach him to speak English while learning to sign.

She also told me that Nick loves his bed. In China they sleep on a hard surface with a straw mat, no pillow, and one blanket. I can't wait to tuck Brighton into his new, soft bed.

This past weekend I had a dream about Brighton. It was his first night home and he was scared to sleep alone. I snuggled next to him, and he wrapped my arm around him and went to sleep. I woke up smiling. It is something I've wondered about. The kids there sleep in one big room all together. Being alone in a room at night may not feel safe to him.

Josh flew home yesterday from California. We were so happy to see him! He's really excited about being able to be a big brother to Brighton. I think they will bond right away.

Thank you so much for keeping us in your prayers! We love all of you!


Love,
David & Tina


"The body is one and has many members, but all the members of that one body, being many, are one body, so also is Christ." 1 Corinthians 12:12

Hello friends and family! We are still in the gathering stage. We finally got all of our documents together for the social worker. The packet that we mailed LSSS was an inch thick! We are now just waiting on an appointment for the home study. The great news is that during the paper chase for the documents for the SW, we ended up with most of the paperwork needed for the dossier! WooHoo! We've also finished our I-600A form for the USCIS. That will go out tomorrow, and then we wait on a fingerprinting appointment in San Antonio.

It's strange how each state and each country is so different when it comes to paperwork requirements and the time it takes them to process things. Colorado made a certified copy of David's birth certificate, sent it off to the secretary of state and had it back to us within a week. Michigan told me that mine would take 3-4 weeks. Talk about slow!

We are still waiting on our pre-approval from China. I am gathering photos for Brighton for his photo album. I'll have to get the English words translated into Chinese before I send it.

Our yard sale was a HUGE success! We couldn't believe how many donations we received. The love just keeps pouring in. Charly made bracelets and sold 8 of them! She also put a donation basket out and received quite a bit. In all, we made almost exactly what we needed for the USCIS I-600A fee and fingerprinting fees with about $40 left over. God is still providing every step of the way! Thank you so much to everyone who donated financially, with yard sale items, by purchasing bracelets or with donating time to help price items and work at the yard sale. I love you all so much!

Our case worker at CWA called and counseled me on finding a male family member to go with me to China since Brighton is a 9-year-old boy. I do not want to get stuck in a situation where we are in a strange city and he needs to use the restroom alone. I called Josh and he's excited to go! He was a little sad that he wasn't going to spend much time with Brighton. Now he'll get to see him for nearly two weeks. This also means another $3700 tacked onto the end of the travel fees. Please pray for guidance for us as we seek God's direction on the travel arrangements.

Please continue to pray for safety for Brighton and that no roadblocks get thrown up to slow us down.

Tina

"So is my word that goes out from my mouth. It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it." Isaiah 55:11

Brighton's Birthday is Today!

Today is Brighton's 9th birthday! I really wish we could have sent him something. We are praying that we will have him home before his 10th birthday. It gets harder every day to wait. Please pray for patience for me. We are going to have a little family birthday celebration today for Brighton.

We should be able to have our paperwork turned in this week! I'm so excited! Hopefully China will send their PA (pre-approval) quickly. Then I can mail him his soccer pillow and photo album.

We are getting things ready for the yard sale on the 29th. I've had several people offer donations of items to raise funds to bring Brighton home. We should have several of the girls' adoption awareness bracelets available too. We are trusting God will provide the necessary funds at just the right time.

More than anything, I feel so blessed to have had the chance to meet so many wonderful mom's who have a heart for orphans. It truly is a mission for them! There are so many people praying over orphan photos for parents for these sweet children. Brighton had so many people praying for parents for him that I feel like I have an extended family.

Thank you for the donations of your time, items for the sale, funds to bring Brighton home, and especially your prayers!!! The prayers are the most important gift we are asking for.

(love), Tina

As God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Colossians 3:12

Hello again! Several people have asked me what the steps are in the adoption process, or what paperwork needs to be filled out. I'm going to try to briefly list what's involved. I may leave something out because I've not got it all down quite yet. It does help to keep going over it.

We are nearly through with the paperwork to get the homestudy started. As frustrating as it all is, when the paperwork is completed there will be many months of nothing but waiting. We'll probably be wishing we had paperwork to do to keep us occupied! We have filled out about an inch thick stack of papers, and we're not close to being done. So far we've filled out the application, IAP, LOI, home study packet, USCIS forms, passport forms, and we haven't even started on the dossier!

The home study packet has the forms with all of the personal questions about your childhood, marriage, who you dated in high school...Ok, maybe not the dating in high school question, but they're pretty personal! We are hung up on the net worth worksheet right now. It's a little more involved when you're self-employed. Once we get these turned in, the home visits can begin. The social worker will visit us in our home 4 times as required by China. One visit will be a tour of our home and yard to ensure it is safe. She said she does not look under beds or in closets, so guess where everything's going??? :P

We must call the states we were born in to get new birth certificates issued because they must be less than 2 years old. Same thing with the marriage certificate and David's divorce papers. Our physicals and blood work are next week. We must have a notary meet us at the doctor's office to sign the medical report. There's the financial status form, employment letters, and power of attorney form (because I'm traveling without David). We must get local police clearance and CIS (center for immigration services) approval. That requires that the form be sent with copies of birth certificates, etc... and then an appointment is made in San Antonio for us to be fingerprinted. Everything must be notarized, copied three times, and then sent to the Texas Secretary of States office to be authenticated. Then I must send my passport and visa application to the travel agency in New York so they can take it to the Chinese Consulate for my visa.

Once all of that is done, (will take anywhere from2-4 months) the dossier is sent to China. Once China accepts it (about a month) we get logged in and are put on a waiting list for travel arrangements (anywhere from 2-4 months). During this time I will get all sorts of fun shots and start getting Brighton's room and travel back-pack together.

When we get our travel announcement, I must get prescriptions for antibiotics for Brighton and me, sulfur cream for scabies, RID, and get an emergency med pack together (Tylenol, Thermometer, Dramamine, Kaopectate, Benedryl, etc...). They have it all on a long list. It sure helps to hold Brighton's picture in front of me to keep me focused on the goal...to have our son home in our arms! The flight to China is 14 hours long. The trip will last 2 weeks. We will fly into Beijing, then Anshan, Guangzhou, and then fly home out of Hong Kong. I will be right over the border from North Korea when I'm in Anshan. I wonder if I'll be able to see Kim Jong-Il's hair? I'm praying that he doesn't decide to test any of those missiles in the opposite direction!

We also received our Attaching in Adoption book that is required reading, all 394 pages. At first we were frustrated because it seemed like just one more thing we had to do, but this book is great! It covers trauma, grief, attachment disorder, emotional age vs. chronological age, cultural change, race, prenatal exposure to alcohol and drugs, getting diagnoses, identifying and meeting challenges within the family, and forming a circle of support fort the family. It really helps to know how some of these children react to being torn from the only homes they've ever known. We will know what to look for and how to help Brighton overcome any grief or trauma he may have post-adoption, and to help him attach and bond with us.

A wonderful lady from Brenham called me yesterday to encourage me and offer help with any paperwork questions I might have. Her and her husband are waiting for their child from Russia. It was like talking to a family member! She was wonderful. We just feel so blessed that we have met so many like-minded people who have a heart for orphans.

David and I are really feeling the Lord pulling us deeper into the world of adoption and orphans. We really can't stop thinking about it. David calls me from work to talk about it! For someone who wasn't sure in the beginning, God sure has softened his heart. We would like to get involved in an adoption ministry, perhaps helping to raise funds when our adoption is finished for someone else to adopt who might not have the resources. There are so many great mom's and dad's out there who want to adopt, but just need a little extra help in order to add an arrow to their quiver.

I can't wait till I can send gifts to Brighton! While I was at Hobby Lobby, I saw one of those squishy pillows with the tiny beads like a bean bag chair. It was round and had material made to look like a soccer ball! Of course, I had to get it for my little guy who loves soccer. I also want to make him a blanket and get started on his photo album that we will be sending him.

It is really bothering me that Brighton's birthday is next week and we can't send anything. He will be 9 on the 18th. We were told that the children's welfare institutes in China do not celebrate the children's birthdays. It brought tears to my eyes, but then David told me that he doesn't even know what a birthday is. Won't he be one excited kiddo on his 10th birthday! Please pray with us that he'll be home in plenty of time.

These posts are getting longer and longer. Please know that this is not only a blog to keep friends and family updated, it's also my personal journal and helps me to stay focused.

Thank you to everyone who has been praying for Brighton and for us! We love each and every one of you!

Blessings!
Tina

Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable His judgments, and His paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been His counselor? Who has ever given to God, that God should repay him? For from Him and through Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever, Amen! Romans 11:33-36

A New name for An Sheng

David and I decided on a name for An Sheng. He will be called Brighton An Sheng Anderson. Sheng is his given name and it means victory in Chinese. How appropriate! Brighton is Hebrew and means "the one who is loved." We really like it because he is loved so much by so many people.

I prayed over the weekend for things to go a little faster. Patience is a virtue that I'm having trouble with in this situation. Please pray for patience for me! God answered by speeding along two huge envelopes full of paperwork that we received Monday morning. It is a bit overwhelming to have ALL THAT paperwork spread out before oneself. Be careful what you ask for! LOL!

In that paperwork, CWA sent me a few more photos of Brighton. They are in B&W, very blurry and low quality. If I can get better copies I will post them here. They are really cute! I'm hoping that China will send a few updated photos when we get pre-approval from them. We are in the process of sending our Letter of Intent to China this week. Please pray that it will get there quickly and that China will not find any errors in the paperwork!

We have been blessed to find many adoptive families that live right here in the Brazos Valley and surrounding areas. The Forever Families yahoo group has put us in touch with wonderful Christian folks that we can get advice from and fellowship with. One family has 14 children, two biological and 12 adopted! WOW! God has blessed them indeed!

I found a poem the other day that really made me cry. I want to share it with you. It really echoes my love for Brighton.

THE CHOSEN HEART
Longing for a child to love,
I'd wish upon the stars above.
In my heart I always knew,
A part of me was meant for you.

I think how happy we will be,
Once I adopt you, and you adopt me.

I dream of all the joy you'll bring,
Imagining even the littlest things.
The way it will feel to hold you tight,
And tuck you in every night.

The drawings on the refrigerator door,
And childhood toys across the floor,
The favorite stories read again and again,
And hours of games with make-believe friends.

The day you took my outstretched hand,
A journey ended, but our lives began.
Still mesmerized by your sweet face,
Still warmed inside by our first embrace.

I promised to give you a happy home,
And a loving family all your own.
A house you've now made complete,
With laughter, smiles and little feet.

A parent is one who guides the way,
Know I will be there everyday.
Rest easy as each night you sleep,
A lifetime of love is yours to keep.

Longing for a child to love,
I'd wish upon the stars above.
In my heart I always knew,
A part of me belonged to you.

Teri Harrison


Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the father loves his child as well. This is how we know that we love the children of God: by loving God and carrying out His commands. This is love for God: to obey his commands. And His commandments are not burdensome, for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Who is it that overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God. 1 John 5:1-5

This is our little boy who was lost, but now is found, An Sheng. Is this not the sweetest little face you've ever seen? God grew An Sheng in our hearts literally overnight.

At first, I thought perhaps God just wanted us to pray for a forever family for An Sheng. But the more we resisted what God was urging us to do, the stronger He placed a burden on our hearts to bring him home to be part of our family. We began to strongly feel that this is our little boy and we need to bring him safely home.

An Sheng was found abandoned on a city bus on the evening of July 4th, 2001 by the driver. He was taken to the Children's Welfare Institute. (it just breaks my heart to think of a tiny little boy all alone, abandoned on a bus!) On July 18, 2001 he was given a physical exam and the report states that he was not in good condition. It was determined that he is congenitally deaf and mute. They estimated his age as being 4 at the time they found him. They named him and gave him the birthdate 7/18/1997.

The last update we have is from 2001. In 2001 An Sheng was in the 1st grade and was a smart and bright boy. They stated that he gets along well with others, likes cleanliness, and likes to help out. He is independent and self-efficient in his daily routines. He has no bad habits; has a loving heart; is very well behaved and intuitive. He is healthy both physically and psychologically. He wrote that he can't wait to go abroad to find his yellow-haired, blue-eyed momma.

The counselor at CWA told me that when the orphans see someone from another country adopting one of the other children, they get an image in their heads as to what foreigners look like. I hope he's not disappointed that I have brown hair and brown eyes!

David and I were not planning on this adoption. We had thought on and off again for the past 8 years about adopting, but we never pursued it. This is something that God put on our hearts rather quickly and intensely. This adoption isn't about our need to have another child to love, which isn't a bad thing mind you, but just wasn't the way this particular situation came about. This is about a little boy whom God chose to have a family to love and care for him. Most people who adopt save money for the adoption process. We have not had the time since this happened so quickly. We are confident that God will provide the money we need at the appropriate time because we believe this is His plan for An Sheng. We've already had two blessings at the right time, praise the Lord!

We have found several families in the past few weeks who have had An Sheng on their hearts and have been praying for a family for him. They all said they felt the Lord placing An Sheng on their hearts and calling them to pray for a family for this sweet child. Prayer is the strongest link we have to the Lord and each other. Prayer is POWERFUL and we see the proof of it if we open our eyes and our hearts. Thank you Father for the faithful prayers for An Sheng!

So...Here we are, in the process of getting our home study started and sending out our I-600A Application for Advance Processing of Orphan Petition to the U.S. CIS. We are waiting to be assigned a caseworker to help us through the adoption process and paperwork. Christian World Adoption has told us that a special needs adoption is processed by CCAA (China Center of Adoption Affairs) much faster than a regular adoption. It will take around 8 months to complete.

We were blessed one morning when CWA called to let us know that a sweet mom in Virginia had adopted An Sheng's best friend and wants to keep the boys in close contact. She let me know that An Sheng loves soccer, ping pong, and can read!!! This blessing came the morning after I stood in front of a sports themed boys bedroom set at Let's Go Dreamin', wondering if An Sheng even knows what a sport is. That night I prayed that An Sheng wouldn't have too hard of a time adjusting to being away from the only family he's known for the past 5 years. God has been moving quickly around here!

We ask that you pray and determine if you feel led to contribute in any way. Please search your hearts to find out where God would like you to help in An Sheng's or another orphans life. Whether it be financially if you're able, through prayer, or both! If you would like to contribute to our mission to bring An Sheng home, you can call us, write us, or email us, or you can send funds to Christian World Adoption, earmarked for An Sheng. If you feel led to pray for An Sheng and our adoption process, please let us know that you are partnering with us!!! It blesses our hearts to know others are standing with us in prayer!

Christian World Adoption is a non-profit organization and sisters with Christian World Foundation, which was established for humanitarian reasons. By law, CWF is allowed to accept funds earmarked for a particular adoption. Friends and family members can contribute to adoption couples' expenses and receive a tax deduction for their contribution. 100% of the contribution will go towards our adoption if the contribution is made with the intent for An Sheng's adoption. Should you choose to contribute, just mail a check made out to Christian World Foundation with a separate note stating the purpose of the contribution is for "An Sheng's adoption." Mail the check to:

Christian World Foundation
777 South Allen Road
Flat Rock, NC 28731.

You may contribute anonymously or as a known donor. Of course we would love to know those that contributed so we can properly thank you, but we also know that some prefer to give without anyone knowing they did so.

Our prayer is for a debt free adoption so that we can come home and provide for the needs of our children. We want each of you to be a part of their lives and look forward to introducing An Sheng to each of you. We know you rejoice with us in the blessing of this child. We will keep you updated as we learn more.

Much love and prayers,
David & Tina


Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. James 1:27