Category Archives: Adoption
Adoption Update: It’s Official
Today was the most tiring day of the trip so far (outside of flying from the US to China). Here is a run down of what we did. -go back to the Welfare Center and receive our official adoption certificate. … Continue reading
Adoption Update: GOTCHA!
Today was the day we “got” Malachi! Aside from a little bit of paperwork- he is officially our son! The morning began as we had to exchange money at the bank for some of the fees associated with the adoption … Continue reading
Adoption Update: Good-Bye Beijing
Yesterday (Saturday) we finished our touring of Beijing by seeing Tienamen Square, The Forbidden City and exploring a traditional Beijing neighborhood (Hutong) on a rickshaw. While in the neighborhood we ate lunch at the home of a Chinese family. The … Continue reading
Adoption Update: GO!
I cannot even begin to describe the excitement, anxiousness, and stress that I feel at any given moment. We’ve known for nearly two weeks that travel to China to bring home Malachi would quickly become a possibility. Yesterday evening- we … Continue reading
Adoption Update: Visas
Out passports arrived today with visas to travel to China. One more hurdle cleared!
Adoption Update: August 13, 2014
Good afternoon! Here is the latest update regarding our adoption. We are being prepared by our adoption agency to travel in September to travel to China to bring home Malachi! We cannot begin to express our excitement and our stress … Continue reading
Adoption Update: Meet Malachi
Earlier this summer we accepted a referral for a 13 month old boy and have begun the paperwork to bring him home. His name is Zhang Shuo- and we plan on calling him Malachi Shuo LaMotte. You may remember that we … Continue reading
Adoption Update: Matching Grant
Andrea and I want to take an opportunity to thank everyone who has supported us financially towards our $3000 matching grant that we received back in December. As a refresher- Lifesong for Orphans gave us a $3000 matching grant- meaning … Continue reading
Adoption Update: Match Night
Each month our adoption agency, Bethany Christian Services, has a match night for families waiting for an adoption from China. This means that rather than waiting for a referral/match at any time, our anticipation grows one night a month as … Continue reading
Adoption: How Our Journey Began
Andrea and I met in January of 1999 at Asbury College in Wilmore, KY. Andrea had just returned from a semester serving in India with Word Made Flesh- a missions organization serving the poorest of the poor around the world. … Continue reading
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