File updates!!!

What an awesome New Year's Eve gift I just received!  My team leader from last summer's trip messaged me to say some of the kiddos we loved on now have files and are "paper ready" (a term in the adoption world that means they can be officially adopted.)  

If you are interested in viewing the files on any of these kiddos, you can view them at http://www.awaa.org/default.aspx.  You will need to register and receive a password to view the waiting children files.  

Our sweet Lovey Girl (http://stepintotheirstory.blogspot.com/2014/07/lovey-girl.html) is Jessa on the AWAA waiting files list.  

Our Sweet Baby Girl (http://stepintotheirstory.blogspot.com/2014/07/let-me-introduce-my-new-friend-sweet.html) has already been matched with her family!!!!  (Typing that brings tears of joy to my face!)

Our adorable and bashful Twins are Chloe and Mia on the AWAA list.  I pray that a family steps up to adopt both of these beautiful little girls.  They have such an amazing bond and it would be so hard for them to be apart.  

Oh....and Beautiful Boy (http://stepintotheirstory.blogspot.com/2014/07/please-meet-beautiful-boy.html and http://stepintotheirstory.blogspot.com/2014/08/caleb.html) is still on the list and waiting.  He is Caleb.  If I could convince my husband, that sweet little boy would be snuggled into our house as a part of our family.  However, he is meant for another lucky family and I hope they find him soon.  

And, the one that steals the heart of every team member who has visited this orphanage, the Mayor is still waiting.  Lara wrote about the Mayor on her blog at http://tochinawithlovemissiontrip2014.blogspot.com/2014/09/there-is-no-crying-in-football.html. He is known as Zack on the waiting children list but he is not listed with AWAA anymore.  You can read more about him at: http://twentyless.com/zack/  Zack is running out of time to find his family.

There are many other of the kiddos listed.  I've listed just a few of the special kiddos who just captured my heart.  

So as we say goodbye to 2014, I know my heart has forever been changed and a part remains with these children still waiting for their families in China.  2015 will bring another trip for and a whole new group of children looking for their family.  While I dread the heartbreak that will come as a result of the trip, I am looking forward to making the children we can love on feel special for the time we are with them.  

Happy 2015 to everyone!