Pictured (lf to rt): Eddie, Ben, Chet
These 3 Deaf boys were abandoned and grew up together in the same orphanage in Tianjin China. This picture was taken when Ben was being adopted approx 3 yrs ago. Then 2 yrs after Ben was adopted, Nov 2009 Eddie was adopted. As time went by, an acquaintance's of Eddie's family stated she knew of a family who adopted a Deaf boy from China, make she could arrange for the families to meet so they could maybe encourage one another etc. The families agreed and when they meet, the boys (Eddie and Ben) were in awe that they got adopted so close together. From all over the world of anyone being able to adopt these boys, God placed them together. That is AMAZING in itself. The story continues....
When Lisa was introduced to Eddie's dad, Lisa's response was, "No Way." Lisa and Eddie's dad were friends in college and have not been in contact with each other since 1988. God used Eddie's family to tell us about Chet. We committed to pray for Chet and for God to raise up the right family to adopt Chet. Little did we know, we were praying for ourselves. We prayed for a month. In the Experiencing God, a discipleship Bible study, it tells us to find where God is working and join Him in His work. We noticed God working in this area so we committed to join Him and praying, "God if this is not the direction in which You want us to go, close the door tightly; but if this is the direction, open it wide open." God has opened this door WIDE open. On July 13, 2010, China pre-approved us to adopt Chet. We continue to follow Him on each step and trusting Him every step of the way.
Shocked? So are we. OUR plan was not to have children together. We were content with our life. God's plans are not neccessary our plans. His plans sometimes brings us to a place of shock and outside of our comfort zone. It is times such as these that we must fully rely on HIM. That is exactly what we are doing. We were NOT looking to adopt, this is totally a God thing. The story of God revealing His plan continues...
Sit down.... God knows what it takes to get our attention, it takes something amazing... we were dead set that we were not having children together, just us two is great! God revealed this to us when we said Yes to Him. Eddie's mom's name is, Alisa. Ben's mom's name is Lisa and if the door remains open; Chet's mom's name is Lisa. Only God can place these 3 boys close to eachother and give them the same (or almost the same) Mom's name.
Are you WOWed? The God story is awesome, isn't it? God has a sense of humor, doesn't He? When God placed on Lisa's heart back in 2002 to learn sign language and graduated in 2006 from Interpreter Training Program, God had a plan. He reveals His plan a little at a time when He knows we can handle it.
God is an AWESOME God. He can do whatever He wants and when He wants. He can because..... He is God!
We are guessing, Chet will be here Feb or March 2011.
God's Divine Plan for our lives,
Gary and Lisa Fink
