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Friday, June 5, 2009
here's the story......
I am not sure where to start , so I'll begin telling you about the
book CRAZY LOVE that I have been reading. Some of you have read this
book, and if you have not, I would encourage you to go buy it. (author
is francis chan) He does a great job of taking you out of your
comfort zone and challenges you to figure out what it is that the Lord
has made you "specifically" to do during your time here on earth. In
the end, he poses the question "are you doing what you want to be
doing when Christ returns?"
All that said, I am going to try to make a REALLY long story
somewhat
short. You all know my crazy love for orphans. There is nothing that
makes my heart sing more than walking the journey of adoption with
people. I LOVE TO WATCH A CHILD WITH NO MOMMY be taken in and
introduced to their FOREVER FAMILY. IT is the LOVE of CHRIST right
before my very eyes. Perhaps that is what made my heart long to walk
with Katie while she is in Uganda, because she LOVES those orphans so
well. (kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com)
3 years ago a mother left her premature infant on the steps of a
yucky african hospital. I wish I knew her, so that I could ask "what
could be so bad that you could drop her and walk away?" i CANNOT
imagine the feelings that she must have felt while walking to that
hospital thinking that she would never see her again. after leaving
her, she had continuous reminders of her decision........recovery from
delivery, milk coming in, who know what else?!? a hospital nurse
found the child, put her in the back room, named her Josephine, put a
kerosene lamp in the bed with her (for warmth), and began feeding her
mush out of a coffee mug, (there were no bottles because there was no
childcare facility in this particular hospital) FOR 10 MONTHS this
sweet little angel lay in that bed, everyone around her expecting her
to die. She never did. So, they sent her to a baby cottage in
Jinja Uganda. She had been there for 2 weeks, and in walks Katie for
her very first mission trip to Africa. She instantly fell in love
with this wee one. She has droopy eyes because the muscles of her
eyelids do not work properly.
While was Katie was there, Josephine got malaria and Katie spent the
last week of her stay back at the hospital with her sleeping on the
floor and praying over her without ceasing. She survived and ended
back at the baby's home. At a year old, Josephine could do nothing but lay on
her back and not bring her arms out past the perimeters of her body.
She had missed MANY developmental milestones from being in the
hospital bed for the first year of her life. When Katie returned to
Uganda for her first year to live there, she spent many hours caring
for Josephine because she was so severely malnutritioned. She is 3
years old now, and ON HER OWN progressed to crawling, playing the
xylophone, shaking morraccas, but has limited speech. Katie had told
us all about her when we visited Uganda so we could not wait to go
visit this little miracle on the day that we went to baby's home. Josephine
and Grace bonded instantly and I left there feeling like she had a
"long way to go" to EVER having somewhat of a normal life. My
mother's intuition looked into that child and thought "she has come a
LONG way, but has a LONG way to go" . Katie has always been so
hopeful for her and has always said that she believes that she is
going to THRIVE one day. I left very VERY doubtful.
Through MUCH MUCH prayer and coaxing from Grace......we have decided
to make Josephine a Mayernick and bring her to the US so that she can
thrive. Our first obstacle will be cosmetic surgery to lift her
eyelids so that she can see properly. After that, I have a
significant plan of action.....OT, PT, and speech therapy.....here we
come!! I have struggled with fear for several months.....special
needs with 6 other children?!? The Lord has given me peace time after
time. His words in my ears keep telling me that THIS is what I am
called to do......and when HE returns I will be doing EXACTLY what I
desire to be doing......raising children to love HIM wholeheartedly.
I am not really the one who provides ANYTHING for them....HE is, and I
will just stay in prayer KNOWING that we will NEVER leave us of
FORSAKE us. I have now transitioned from fear to excitement.
Through my fear I have thought of all of the pros and cons. And the
pros far outweigh the cons. Actually, most of the cons are my
selfishness not wanting to give my life "away".
book CRAZY LOVE that I have been reading. Some of you have read this
book, and if you have not, I would encourage you to go buy it. (author
is francis chan) He does a great job of taking you out of your
comfort zone and challenges you to figure out what it is that the Lord
has made you "specifically" to do during your time here on earth. In
the end, he poses the question "are you doing what you want to be
doing when Christ returns?"
All that said, I am going to try to make a REALLY long story
somewhat
short. You all know my crazy love for orphans. There is nothing that
makes my heart sing more than walking the journey of adoption with
people. I LOVE TO WATCH A CHILD WITH NO MOMMY be taken in and
introduced to their FOREVER FAMILY. IT is the LOVE of CHRIST right
before my very eyes. Perhaps that is what made my heart long to walk
with Katie while she is in Uganda, because she LOVES those orphans so
well. (kissesfromkatie.blogspot.com)
3 years ago a mother left her premature infant on the steps of a
yucky african hospital. I wish I knew her, so that I could ask "what
could be so bad that you could drop her and walk away?" i CANNOT
imagine the feelings that she must have felt while walking to that
hospital thinking that she would never see her again. after leaving
her, she had continuous reminders of her decision........recovery from
delivery, milk coming in, who know what else?!? a hospital nurse
found the child, put her in the back room, named her Josephine, put a
kerosene lamp in the bed with her (for warmth), and began feeding her
mush out of a coffee mug, (there were no bottles because there was no
childcare facility in this particular hospital) FOR 10 MONTHS this
sweet little angel lay in that bed, everyone around her expecting her
to die. She never did. So, they sent her to a baby cottage in
Jinja Uganda. She had been there for 2 weeks, and in walks Katie for
her very first mission trip to Africa. She instantly fell in love
with this wee one. She has droopy eyes because the muscles of her
eyelids do not work properly.
While was Katie was there, Josephine got malaria and Katie spent the
last week of her stay back at the hospital with her sleeping on the
floor and praying over her without ceasing. She survived and ended
back at the baby's home. At a year old, Josephine could do nothing but lay on
her back and not bring her arms out past the perimeters of her body.
She had missed MANY developmental milestones from being in the
hospital bed for the first year of her life. When Katie returned to
Uganda for her first year to live there, she spent many hours caring
for Josephine because she was so severely malnutritioned. She is 3
years old now, and ON HER OWN progressed to crawling, playing the
xylophone, shaking morraccas, but has limited speech. Katie had told
us all about her when we visited Uganda so we could not wait to go
visit this little miracle on the day that we went to baby's home. Josephine
and Grace bonded instantly and I left there feeling like she had a
"long way to go" to EVER having somewhat of a normal life. My
mother's intuition looked into that child and thought "she has come a
LONG way, but has a LONG way to go" . Katie has always been so
hopeful for her and has always said that she believes that she is
going to THRIVE one day. I left very VERY doubtful.
Through MUCH MUCH prayer and coaxing from Grace......we have decided
to make Josephine a Mayernick and bring her to the US so that she can
thrive. Our first obstacle will be cosmetic surgery to lift her
eyelids so that she can see properly. After that, I have a
significant plan of action.....OT, PT, and speech therapy.....here we
come!! I have struggled with fear for several months.....special
needs with 6 other children?!? The Lord has given me peace time after
time. His words in my ears keep telling me that THIS is what I am
called to do......and when HE returns I will be doing EXACTLY what I
desire to be doing......raising children to love HIM wholeheartedly.
I am not really the one who provides ANYTHING for them....HE is, and I
will just stay in prayer KNOWING that we will NEVER leave us of
FORSAKE us. I have now transitioned from fear to excitement.
Through my fear I have thought of all of the pros and cons. And the
pros far outweigh the cons. Actually, most of the cons are my
selfishness not wanting to give my life "away".
We are hoping to have her home before Christmas. Please
join us in prayer for sweet lil Josie Love (as my kids have named
her). She is Joshua's age but smaller than Caleb (18 months). I love
you all and can't wait for you to meet her.
join us in prayer for sweet lil Josie Love (as my kids have named
her). She is Joshua's age but smaller than Caleb (18 months). I love
you all and can't wait for you to meet her.
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About Me
- suzanne
- I am a lover of Jesus. I have the most fabulous husband that anyone woman could ask for. The Lord has blessed us with 7 beautiful children. I started this blog so that friends and family could follow our trip to Uganda to visit Katie Davis. I have decided to keep blogging to help bring orphan awareness to the world around me.
10 comments:
I have been SO BLESSED by watching this story unfold over the past few months, and really the past few years. Always praying!
YAY!!! i can tell that i need to read this francis chan book before i come in july.
can't wait to meet the rest of your brood, and to walk alongside you as you await josie love's homecoming.
My heart is SINGING right now! I just can't believe this!!!!!! It feels SO RIGHT! (I have been following Katie's blog for a long time and this one since you started it. I am just so full of joy! After the sorrow about Happy's passing, this news came at a wonderful time and seems so right.
Congratulations on your new daughter! You are such a wonderful family, and she will be in her FOREVER FAMILY with YOU!!!!!!!
Breclyn and Taiger
sixteensmallstones.blogspot.com
manygrandadventures.blogspot.com
we may be writing to the converted here but anyway, please see the link >
http://about-orphans.blogspot.com
I commend you for your courage and your willingness to step out in faith to do what God has called you to do. God often calls us to do some pretty scary things from our human perspective but if He calls us, He will also equip us with everything we need to fulfill that call. I can attest to this from personal experience - not through the adoption of a child (though I would love to do that!) but through ministering to multitudes of children through the child sponsorship program He created for us and has entrusted to us.
For those who would like to help a child in need but are not called to bring a little one into their home, please visit www.hishandsforafrica.org. Or you can visit our blogspot - http://hishandsforafrica.blogspot.com
Thank you so much for reading this and thank you Suzanne for your willingness to adopt one of God's special blessings - Josie Love.
For Him and for the children,
Jamie Charles
His Hands for Africa
Praise God and What a blessing!
Many prayers being lifted up for you, your family and little Josie Love.
God Bless,
Angie in FL
Amen sister! You know I'll be here for you whenever you need..im just a call away...
love ya!
anna
I cannot wait for you to bring Josie Love home! Your seventh child will be there whenever you need her and is excited to see how the Lord will work with your family! I know Josie will be enetering a house of LOVE!
love ya!
maddery
I cannot believe I just read your post only minutes after posting on my own blog. I am in complete awe...God has used you to minister to my heart this day...and I thank you very, very much.
Sorry, I forgot to mention that I will be praying that Josie Love his home soon and "thriving" with her new family.
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