God's commission

God's commission....Time and time again, we are instructed to pattern ourselves after Christ. In Genesis we are told that we are made in the image of God. What does that mean in relations to how we live our life? In I Corinthians were are told to be imitators of Christ.....IMITATORS.....to act like, pattern oneself like CHRIST. Below you will find two of the scriptures that really speak to us when it comes to adoption. We have caught ahold of the spirit of adoption. Not only are we forever grateful that God grafted us into His family, we count it a privilege to do the same when we take care of the orphans, a group of people dear to God's heart. Not at any moment to we see ourselves on the level of God, we are just DOING Christ...making His name, love, being know here in earth. It's time out for everything else: the pettiness of our human flaw....its time to take care of KINGDOM business!

But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God. John 1:12-13. God is giving us a son in His way. For His plans and ways are not our own. We are just vessels yielding ourselves and being sensitive to His steering so that we follow in the paths that He directs us.

No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you. John 14:18

A letter to my son.....

We are in the single digits until we actually get to meet. Even though we are continents apart, you are very close to my heart. For as long as I can remember I have always long for a son, my son, you. We knew that God had called us to build our family both biologically and by adoption but we just didn't know how it was going to be done. From South Carolina and Washington, DC to North Carolina, then Virginia, off to Okinawa, Japan and back to Virginia, God took us places and allow our paths to cross many people and experiences that led us to you. We chose you our dear son.

From the moment I saw your picture the 1st time in December I knew you were special. When I saw your picture again in January, I could resist. I showed your picture to your daddy and he said yes that's my son. I think of you often and pray for you more than once a day. Your sisters talk about the different things that they will do with you. You are already an active part of our lives and we haven't even met.

I love you sweet little boy...my love for you grows everyday. I wonder do you think of us.... We sent you a welcome gift through a wonderful family. We all wish we could be there to see your face when you open your bag. Would love to know what you think in feel when you see our family, your room and the cards we made.

It won't be long before we get to hold you in our arms...it won't be long before we feel your embrace..........

Time for TSHIRTS Fundraiser

As you all know, our adoption progress has speed up some. A lot of our fees were sent in to our agency and we purchased our flight tickets to Ghana. We finally got our Tshirt designs ready...

Tshirts are ready for sale. We will be taking pre-orders for the next week. People who pre-order will get their shirts first. Shirts are $20 plus $5 shipping. If you aren't local, you can send money through our paypal at js.petway@hotmail.com. Please indicate shirt type, color, size and amounts. Shirt 1 is No Longer Orphan and Shirt 2 is Our Hope.