God's Gift For Sarah

For Thanksgiving we always go up to my brothers house

about an hour and a half away. We spend the night and

always have a good time. This year one of our nieces

Christy couldn't wait for us to meet her new boyfriend

Austin, especially Uncle Trouble. He always gives the

girls a hard time and tells them he will have to approve

their boyfriends.

Well first and most important of all he has a heart

for the Lord. Then the fact that he is into knifes was a plus.

Oh, and Austin is from Texas and a Dallas Cowboys fan. So

he has been approved! His family recently moved here from

Texas. So they joined in on our Thanksgiving Day festivities.

They have a little girl around Jaden's age who they adopted

domestically. So we already felt a connection with Austin's

family. We shared about our adoptions. Everyone new

that we were leaving for China the next week for our

13 yr. old daughter.

Now fast forward to Christmas...... Austin's family left for

Texas. Christy and Austin spent Christmas night with

us and headed out for Texas early the next morning.

When they were on their way back home. Christy called to

let me know they were stopping by to bring back a tarp they

borrowed. She also had mentioned they had a gift for Sarah.

When they arrived Christy had Sarah's gift in her hand

and told us there is a story behind it she wanted to share

with us first.

It was Austin's SIL's last day where she was working and a woman

at her work came up to her and told her God had put on her heart

to give her this book. (The women & DH are involved in Chinese

Mission work) Austin's SIL took the book and looked at it and

thought it was strange because she didn't know anyone Chinese.

Then at Christmas she is sharing the story and Austin's mom tells

her that Christy's Aunt has a little one she adopted from China

and just came home with their 13 yr. old daughter. Austin's SIL

suddenly realized and exclaimed, "The book is for her!"

The book is in Simplified Chinese and English!
Austin's SIL also had written a prayer in it before she

even new who it was for.

It brought me to tears and still does as I share.

We have a loving Father in heaven who knew

my hearts desire to share who He is and His love

with our sweet daughter and He helped give me a

wonderful start with this awesome book of His

Attributes. I am in awe and so blessed at how He

works in our lives.

How great is the love the Father has lavished on us,

that we should be called the children of God.

I John 3:1

Sarah and I sit reading this book together every evening.

I had given Sarah a children's Story Bible written in Chinese

in her stocking for Christmas. I had decided to wait on giving

her the NIV Bible that is in Chinese/English until she

understood more. Well after receiving this wonderful gift I

have decided to give her the Bible on her birthday which is

Monday!