Upon meeting Lincoln, we had an immediate connection. My husband and I fell in love with him from the first meeting. Every visit would begin with a 10-minute cuddle session with me, and a followed playtime with my husband. We have both loved building a relationship with this little guy. Whenever we would walk into the room, Lincoln knew who we were. He would reach for me right away and look jealous if I picked up another baby before picking him up. A big part of me wanted to bring him home as our son, but we did not have peace about bringing him home. We then began praying God would provide a family for him soon! We could see every time we came his little spirit grew sadder. It broke my heart every time we had to leave. He would look up at me and give me a cry as I left the room. His crying became more and more frantic. He had a harder time laughing and smiling. Whenever we did get a sweet laugh from his lips we cherished the sound. With all this going on, we hoped a family would soon come. Lincoln came to the orphanage carrying a sickness he had been given by his mother. He had syphilis. We aren’t sure what happened to his parents, but we know his syphilis was a big part of him coming to the orphanage. There is a cure for babies born with syphilis, but the treatment is expensive and many families are not able to afford this type of treatment. Lincoln would be bound to the orphanage until his treatment was finished. Thankfully, that treatment came to an end in these past months. He is now a healthy boy and has no signs of further damage from the syphilis. With the completion of his treatment, a wonderful surprise came this month! A local Chinese family will be welcoming Lincoln into their home! The day we found out, we entered the baby room as we normally do and began interacting with the babies in the room. Then a group of people with the orphanage director came to the doorway. A woman came in and headed straight to Lincoln. She reached out to pick him up and he lifted his arms to allow her to do so. We soon found out that this woman and her husband were adopting Lincoln. They both spent a lot of time with him that day, and I could see Lincoln was very happy! He is only 1, so I don’t know how aware he is about the world around him. Since, meeting this couple though, Lincoln has been a happier child. It’s as if, he knows he is about to finally go home! Lincoln will go to his new home very soon. His parents are still going through the final steps, but they have been officially matched to him. Please be praying for Lincoln and this family. Pray that he enters into his new routine with ease. Pray that he can quickly bond to both his new mom and dad. Please lift up this entire family, that they can come to know Him and know His love for them.
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Stephanie (Rommen) Li"Every child needs to be loved in gigantic quantities and with unbelievable quality." Archives
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