September 20, 2007: Imagine getting these cute pictures over e-mail after waiting for two years!What a miracle.
We have been busy ever since that day, signing our acceptance letter and getting all our paper work up-to-date. Within 2 weeks of our referral, God had provided most of the baby items we needed, through kind and generous friends. We have had fun rearranging the girls' room, and preparing to go and get Melissa.
She was found on Dec. 5, 2006, in front of a middle school in Hunan Province. The doctor who examined her believed this was the day of her birth, because of her freshly cut umbilical cord. She has been at the orphanage since then, and was given the name Luo Xiang Wen. All the children at her orphanage are called Luo Xiang but the name Wen means peaceful and scholarly. Melissa is the Greek version of the Bible name Deborah. My middle name is Mae, which means great one, or in Chinese, beautiful. So we finally agreed, after much dispute, to name her Melissa Mae-Wen Hunt.
We are now scheduled to leave for China on Nov. 16th and will be there for 2 weeks. We will be traveling with 10 other families who are also getting their little girls through our adoption agency, AAC. Morgan, who will be our guide, has already been extremely helpful. We will fly from Denver to Los Angeles, then on to Guanzhou, and up to Chang Sha in Hunan province. The first week is spent on Chinese paperwork and, hopefully, visiting the 4 different orphanages that our girls are from. The second week we plan to be back in Guanzhou for processing at the American Embassy so that Melissa will be an adopted American citizen when we come back to the U.S. on November 30th.
What an exciting trip we have ahead of us! Please pray with us for our boys who will stay behind with friends and relatives, for our safe travel with Kristina, and for little Melissa, who we already all love. We'll try to keep you up to date with pictures and stories of God's amazing provision.
8 comments:
Hunt Family,
Congratulations on your referral!! God is so good! Melissa is BEAUTIFUL!! I really look forward to following your blog when you are in China and of course meeting her in person. Thanks for your encouraging and positive posts about the long wait. It helps to enourage me through our long wait. Cindy Siebert
Dear Hunt family,
Just stopped by this blog, not knowing who you were, after receiving the email about your upcoming adoption through the Olive Tree mailing list. When I saw your family picture I realized that my husband, Mike, and I just met John recently after our church service, but I didn't catch your last name at the time. Congratulations on hearing word of the precious baby girl who awaits you in China! How wonderful.
Best,
Elizabeth Barber
Hello Hunts!
It is amazing to see the hand of our Lord in all of this as I read over your story (so far) of bringing Melissa home to you. We will be praying for your family as you continue on this exciting and new adventure. And we look forward to reading and seeing more of Melissa once you're in China and of course, welcoming her once she comes home. And to Kristina, reading her entry brought tears to my eyes--what a gift Melissa has in her big sister!
Much love,
Amy Dik
Congratulations! I will continue to follow your blog as you bring your daughter home!
Tiffany Evans
Thank You Lord, for giving Melissa a family to love and a home to belong to. The U.S.A. is richer because we will have this precious girl as a citizen. Thank you for the blessing that the Hunts and Melissa will be to each other. And thank you, too, that we readers are allowed the privilege of sharing the hard won joy of their journey. Only a big God could bring a tiny girl and a longing family together in spite of the thousands and thousands of miles that lie between them. Thank you, Lord. God Bless the Hunts and their little Hunt-To-Be!
Dear Dee Dee
I am so glad that you are going to meet your little girl. John, Kristina , Daniel,Timmy and you must be busy preparing Melissa arrival. Let me think what I can do for her.......^_^
I will continue your blog. I hope you will have a wonderful trip in China.
Love,
Wynne
We found your blog. We will be praying for you. Give her a hug for us and watch out for flying dirt clods.
Marcia and the gang
We are praying for your trip, flights, health, paperwork, and your new daughter! What an exciting time! We look forward to welcoming Melissa into the family.
Many Blessings,
Tracy, Dave, Anna and Emily
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