More Proof that God Sees



Miracles happen, friend.  We have just been witness to a big one.

I told you all about Little Leah.  Her abandonment.  Her smallness.  Her medical needs.  Her lack of family.

But what joy I have to tell you that God saw all that.  And He took what was hard and unfair and wrong and He made it right.

On October 12, Leah was discharged from the hospital.  Since she had no home or family, we decided to foster her until a forever family could be found.


We knew we would be tired exhausted from caring for a newborn with some very specific needs.  We knew we would be overwhelmed and under-qualified.  What we didn't expect was how easily/quickly the four of us would come to love this precious little girl.




Nate, the boys and I just fell in love with this baby.  But before I go any further, the answer is no, we are not the ones adopting her.  We were the ones praying and praying for a Christian, Togolese family for her.  And God did just that.

But before I get to that part of the story, you need to know one other thing.  God not only provided for Leah, but He also provided for us.  

On Tuesday, October 12th (Nate's 47th birthday) at 9:00 am, we brought her home from the hospital.  (Is it as strange to you as it is to me that 2 months before this I bought him a rocking chair for his birthday and hid it to give to him that day? Coincidence? nah.)

We were seriously overwhelmed with her care.  She requires feeding every 3 hours, whether she really wants to eat or not.  That same day at 11:00 am, another missionary family wanted to meet with us to give us some baby-girl stuff they had.  They gave us a lot more than that. They offered to take Leah half the time in order to share the workload.  We would take her for 2 days and nights, and then they would take her for two days and nights.  

After the first night of feedings (where she was asleep by 10 pm but up at midnight, 2:15, 4:00, 6:00 and 7:30 am) I was immensely grateful that there would be two nights like that and then two off.  The Wreesmans literally saved our bacon.

After a couple of weeks of caring for her, the family that we had been asking for came forward.  They were willing to become her forever family.  V and K said yes.

Daddy and daughter

Her three mamas.  Me, K and Lisa.








 



Right next door to me, right now as I type, K is caring for Leah until they can get the official legal paperwork signed this week.  As soon as this happens, mom and daughter will head home to Lomé where the family awaits.  It's far away, but it will be home!


There it is.  A truly amazing story.  And that really is only the very shortest version of this little girl's story.  I didn't even mention that her "big" sister, also adopted by this couple, is also from Mango, was cared for by missionaries, and even lived in the same apartment we are living in as she awaited her new family.  These sisters will share so much of the same story - and that is something only God could do.

We are thrilled.  A tiny bit sad that our time with her is over.  But overjoyed at what our great God has done for Leah, "God sees me."  Indeed, He did.





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