A miracle of an update

What are the odds?  Seriously what are the odds that a sweet Knoxville family would be in our son's orphanage today!?  What a miracle.  What's even more of a miracle is that they were able find our son.  Kai lives in the largest orphanage in his province.  It houses between 600-800 children.  And yet this sweet family was able to see Kai and deliver his care package to him. Thank you God!!!!  I went to bed last night hoping that sometime this morning I would get an update.  I was woken up in the middle of the night by the sweetest text messages from my dear friend Erin Lee.  (Rebecca, the mommy in China, is friends with my friend Erin.  Rebecca sent an update about Kai to Erin because she couldn't find my email.)  This is the text message that I got in the middle of the night...

"You've gotta get up and read this email I'm about to send from Rebecca!!!!! SHE MET KAI!!!!!!! GET UP GET UP!!!!!  Oh sweet friend are you up?!?!?!  I just received it and I'm so excited I'm about to jump out of my skin for you please get UP!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Hehehe  I've never been so excited to jump out of bed and check email in the middle of the night!!!!!  Here is what the email said...

"Erin, We just got back from visiting the orphanage!! I have so much to tell you, but very importantly I need you to tell your friend Katie that I was able to hand deliver Kai's care package!!!  I stroked his head and he is such a beautiful boy!!!!!  He was very very happy.  All the care givers were smiling and talking to him and loving on him so much!!  The director of the orphanage said he was in the hospital recently for a fever...a simple cold.  He did still have a wet cough....kinda like you get at the end of a cold.  Kai has the best smiles!!! I just want her to know that he is beautiful and so cared about here in Jinan!!!"

What.a.gift.

There are no words to describe the comfort and joy this email gave me.  To know that he is doing well. To know that he is happy.   To know that he is loved.  Such a gift.  Thank you all for praying and for sharing in our joy today!!! And thanks be to a Heavenly Father who hears our cries and who answers our prayers!!!!