Today was such a memorable day!
Today, our friends Aaron and Stephanie
brought home their sweet little girl, Ryah Grace.
Aaron and Stephanie started the adoption process in Ethiopia
over three years ago. For three years
they have completed stacks of paperwork, shed many tears, waited and waited,
and relentlessly prayed for the child that God had for them across the
world. The road was not easy. When they set out to adopt, they never
dreamed it would take 3 years to bring their little one home.
Today they landed on U.S. soil with the most beautiful 2
year old in their arms and started their life as a family, forever. It has been such an honor to walk through
this journey with the Coalson’s over the last few years. It’s been amazing to see the way the Lord has
grown them and prepared them for this sweet little girl. There were so many times when the devil tried
to convince them to say no, but they were steadfast after what the Lord had called
them to.
As they walked down the terminal and we stood there amongst friends and family
cheering them on, my eyes swelled with tears and I was overwhelmed with God’s
faithfulness and goodness!
Adoption is simply beautiful. It’s one of the wonderful ways the Lord makes
beauty from ashes! As we stood there
today, I couldn’t help but be reminded of how much adoption relates to our
spiritual adoption through Christ’s work on the cross.
Just as Aaron and
Stephanie stopped at nothing to bring home their baby girl - Jesus tirelessly
pursued us when we were far from Him.
We were once orphans
and He stopped at nothing to make us His.
He laid down His life
to the point of death so that we could be made right with Him, forever.
Now that’s beautiful!
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