September 22, 2004 was a beautiful day.
It was Gotcha Day....the day Yue Hui Ping joined our family forever!
Today we will celebrate Claire.
We will celebrate God's faithfulness in her life.
We will recall His mighty deeds in the life of our family.
We will pray over and bless our precious daughter.
We will cherish memories and share stories.
We will look at photographs from our first trip to China.
And yes, we will have Chinese food - or Tex Mex if she prefers.
We just scrolled through this short summary of Claire's adoption
and her "Gotcha Day"
We have celebrated 8 "Gotcha Days" -
and I still get teary when I stop and ponder God's goodness to us.
Claire Hui Ping,
You are dearly loved and cherished.
God blessed us BIG when He gave us YOU!
Love to you on this special day!
Happy Gotcha Day to all our Bethany friends, too, who received their daughters at the same time!
These are special "sisters"...sharing a crib room for the first 10 months of their lives.
We love you all!
And our guide Sheyan, Bethany Coordiantor in China, who is assisting our friends
in China right now....8 years later!
What an amazing ministry she has!
Great to look back and remember!
My heart swells with gratitude and joy!
