Oh Happy Day!

"For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven:...a time to weep and a time to laugh; a time to mourn and a time to dance." Ecclesiastes 3

Today is a day for laughing and dancing for this precious family. Our dear, precious friends, Xiao Li and Axin are holding their baby boy!!! Si En, which in Chinese means "to think about or mediate on grace" was united with his parents this week. Xiao Li and Axin have been praying and waiting for a child for several years now. While we lived in China, we had the privilege of walking with them while they waited and wondered about God's plan for them. I can't express how much joy filled my heart today as we talked with them on the webcam. They had a stop over near where Matt and Laura now live. While they were there we got to meet Si En via the webcam. He's healthy, 9 months old and almost exactly a year younger than his older cousin, who is also a boy!

I am reminded of God's faithfulness. He was faithful to them as they waited and wondered and he held them during the times of not knowing and the pain of waiting for a child. And he is faithful in giving this precious child to them. Si En is well loved. God has filled Xiao Li and Axin with hearts overflowing with love. We too love you Si En!