From the beginning of this process, we have felt that there was another kiddo out there for us....we didn't know who s/he was or where s/he was.....we just felt very strongly that Sheppard wasn't going to be the only child we were bringing home...
So we prayed. We asked God to show us who this second kiddo might be. We looked through the many (many) other faces of kiddos listed on Reece's Rainbow. We prayed some more...
And then, one normal morning as I was sipping on coffee and trying to wake up, we got an email from our team in country- Sheppard has a best friend in his orphanage. He is also available for adoption. Yep, you read that right! A BEST FRIEND! I almost spilled coffee all over my desk!
Meet "Pierce":
That's right! :) We are bringing home TWO teen boys! (are we crazy or what?!?) Since our second son was not already listed on Reece's Rainbow, we had the honor of choosing his alias- we chose the name Pierce, which is my maiden name. We think he's trying to look like a rock star for his picture- his hair cracks us up! ;) We can't wait to meet both our boys (and we can't wait to tell them they are going to be BROTHERS!) We are in awe of how God is orchestrating all this out for us. He is so good.
Adding on another kiddo to our adoption will add some more costs in fees once we are in country- it should be around $5,000- I'll update our page of estimated fees and our fundraising thermometor once I figure all that out. We know God's got this. He is leading the way for us and all we have to do is say yes. (I've had Hillsong-United's song "Oceans" playing on repeat all day...haha. It's becoming our theme song.)
Thank you for your support and prayers :)
They are both so handsome! His hair is awesome. It's so awesome to see how God is putting things into place for you, and excited that we get to journey together at this stage in our lives. Also...Oceans probably makes me cry every time, so I couldn't have it on repeat. :)
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