New Info!

When we received Elizabeth's referral we learned that she had been in foster care since 3 months old. Soon afterwards we learned which organization provided her foster care. I contacted that organization and sent letters to her sponsors here in the US thanking them for sponsoring her. Due to China rules, the organization is not allowed to share any information with adoptive parents....they can only share info with sponsors. So we were hoping that perhaps we would meet a sponsor and they would have some type of history or info on Elizabeth.

Last week, a letter arrived from one of Elizabeth's sponsors. We were so thrilled! I called the lady at home and we spoke for a while. I explained how only she could share info with us that the organization wasn't allowed to do that. Suddenly, she realized how her "updates" were precious to us. And she promised me she would look and see how many updates she could find and send them to us. Well, today those updates arrived. I had no idea what to expect or what type of information would be in the sponsor updates. 

The information we received today is priceless. We have 4 new photos. We have sets of measurements and can actually create a growth chart for the doctors! We have much more detailed info about her developmental and social growth. And we even have a little more insight into her arm....she can move it!!!

One of the most significant insights is her relationship with her foster family. This precious baby is going to be sad, oh so sad in a few short days. As I pray for my days to get shorter as I want to hold her, I pray for God to lengthen her days with her foster family. I pray that she enjoys their love and presence immensely these few remaining days with them. They obviously have loved her well. I am overwhelmed thinking about how sad my baby's heart will be as she leaves her mother, father, and sister. That is how she knows them. Those are the names she calls them. I am praying for God to fill us with wisdom and grace to love this baby and walk with her in her grief. I am praying for a miracle....for God to create a corner for us in her heart and with his healing that corner will grow as she learns to trust us.

I am praising God for the details in this new information that show us His presence and loving care. Several reports talk about how much Elizabeth loves playing with her sister's "electric organ". When we sent a care package we sent one toy....an electric piano. We didn't know what she would like, but God did. Also it appears she is very close to her sister and we don't know her age but it sounds as though she is older. I wonder if she is Langley's age? And God placed it on our hearts from day one that Langley was to go on this trip. He knew even before Elizabeth was born that she would need her sister during this time.

Here are our sweet new photos. The love is abounding in our hearts!

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