When I was a Senior in high school, I remember being at Salem Baptist Church in Raymond, MS watching a video of children overseas who didn't have food, water, or shelter. My heart broke for those children and I wanted to help in some way. Since then, I have felt the calling to adopt a child from China. This calling has continued to be dear to my heart and each time I hear of a family adopting, it immediately brings tears to my eyes.
I never told Patrick about the calling God placed on my heart when I was in high school. However, soon after coming to North Carolina, he was doing a study about how God adopts us into his family. He began reading a book about adoption and felt the Lord tugging at his heart to follow through with it. We knew then wasn't the right time, but we felt that if this was something God had planned for us, he would show us when the timing was right.
Over the last year, I began doing more research regarding international adoption in China. God continued pulling at my heart. Every few days Patrick would ask if I had found any other information. I kept telling him that I didn't know what else to read. I felt like the next step was to submit our application and start the process.
On March 4, 2015, our application was submitted to AAC, Adoption and Family Network. On March 9, 2015, we received an email stating that our application was approved!
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