Introducing Nathan Xuan
"Gift from God" "high,lofty".
We truly believe Nathan is a gift from God. We would not be on this path if it weren't for God calling us to it. We spent a year in prayer asking God what he had in store for us. We did not know if he was asking us to sell our house and give more to God's work, or if we were supposed to keep our house and fill it. We were both initially resistant to the idea of having more children. It's not that we don't love children, but we were getting into the fun years with our two boys. We were looking forward to traveling. We were ready to just have fun with our big Boys.We had no desire to take a step back and start over with diapers, naps and sleepless nights. We were quite simply being SELFISH! What I heard God telling me through all of this is "It's not about you, it is about ME"! God always knows best and I can't imagine missing out on the opportunity to be mom to Nathan.
This has not been an easy journey. The month we said yes to God to adopt, Robert found out his company had lost their contract and he needed to find another job. The amazing thing about God is we didn't just find any other job for Robert, but we found a better job closer to home with better pay. He would only have to work 7-8 days a month. We never would have left the job he was at, if we hadn't been forced to look. Every time we were faced with trials God always brought us out ahead. We have learned a lot about patience and stepping out in faith on this journey. We have always been planners, and this year has thrown that all out of the window and taught us to wait on God. We have had to give up control time and time again this year and God has proven he is Faithful all the time.
Please continue to lift us, and Nathan up in prayer as we travel to him. We will be taking him from the only people, language, food, and country he has ever known. Please pray that he will bond easily to us and that we will know the best way to comfort him as he mourns the loss of his old life.
