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You may have noticed our sponsorship and partnership with Annabelle’s Wish. Annabelle’s Wish is a great organization that works with orphanages in China.
In October, 2004, we lost our daughter, Kalaiah to a rare type of cancer. We adopted Kalaiah from China in 2000 when she was 9 months old. We were fortunate to have her for 4 years before she died. At Kalaiah’s funeral, I met Jeannie Butler, who started Annabelle’s Wish over 10 years ago.
In our tragedy and heartbreak of losing Kalaiah, we found a way to invest ourselves in the lives of orphans while we were waiting to adopt again.
We had always planned on adopting 2 children from China but put it on hold while Kalaiah was in the hospital. After Kalaiah’s death, my wife and I started the paperwork in February 2005 to adopt again from China.
While we were waiting, God surprised us with a son. We got our son, Zachary in November 2007. He had just turned 3 years old in October. He has been a blessing for us and all three of us waited for our adoption with China to finalize. On June 9, 2008, we received our daughter’s picture and referral from the CCAA in China. She was born on September 19, 2007 in the Guangxi Providence in southern China.
Since Zach’s adoption wasn’t final, he and I stayed at home and my wife bravely left for China on July 25, 2008 to pick up our new daughter, Emily Aurora Li Ling. They arrived home safely on August 8, 2008 - the opening day of Olympics in Beijing.
Zachary and Emily are the best of friends. God was and is always faithful and has blessed us with a beautiful family.
Thank you!
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