We have an announcement to make...
After many months of prayer,
lots and lots of this...
and several sets of these...
Last night we officially accepted the referral of our daughter from Colombia!!!!
Her name is Luisa, will be Luisa Joy Vander Zwaag
{affectionately called 'Lucy' at times}
{affectionately called 'Lucy' at times}
She was born on December 18, 2008
{for those of you who hate math like me...she is almost 18 months old!}
For those of you who are geographically challenged {Lisa! sorry I couldn't resist}
Colombia is a country in South America
For those of you who are geographically challenged {Lisa! sorry I couldn't resist}
Colombia is a country in South America
Yes, we realize that she is not a newborn, nor was she born in the USA as we started out pursuing...
However...
We have been on an adventure with God for a few months now, and we have some exciting stories to tell, but for now, we just wanted to share our 'joy'ful news!!
However...
We have been on an adventure with God for a few months now, and we have some exciting stories to tell, but for now, we just wanted to share our 'joy'ful news!!
Psalm 92:4 (NIV)
4 For you make me glad by your deeds, O LORD;
I sing for joy at the works of your hands.
3 comments:
Congratulations! Are there any estimates on when you get to bring her home?
Wow! Congratulations!!! I cannot wait to watch this journey and praying her home. Yay!!!
Holy Cow!!! I don't check in on your blog for a while & I miss a LOT!!! Congrats on your awesome "Big News"!! I guess I better check in on your blog a little more often. Good luck on the rest of your journey and we look forward to hearing more...
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