SPECIAL Sunday!

The most beautiful site I've seen in a long time!  Praise be to God for HE has done GREAT and MIGHTY things!  Sunday, November 14, Audrey An chose to stand before her church family and tell them she loves and believes in Jesus!

 Last Wednesday our Minister to Children taped a video testimony of Audrey An to share on Sunday morning prior to her baptism.

 

We had a blessing and celebration for Audrey An with a few of Audrey An's favorite people and teachers!

She even picked out the cake.  At the end of her video she said, "I'm God's little princess!"  So I thought it was appropriate to have a cake with a a crown and scepter! 

Beautiful flowers for the beautiful girl!  Thank you, Stevens family!

 David praying a special blessing and thanksgiving for God's gift of salvation for his youngest daughter.

Abigail made her mei mei a crown for her special day!

Sunday was quite a day for our family.  We started the day by David and I sharing with our Sunday School class some exciting news.  Remember a few posts ago how we couldn't get out of our heads and hearts about a decision we had turned down back in May?  Well, God saw fit to give us a second chance.  We shared with our class that we are moving overseas!  It was a bitter sweet moment for us.  David has taught our class, and I have directed our department ever since we moved here.  One of the hardest parts of this decision has concerned our class.  You see, we're invested.  We love, care and pray for our class.  God took just a few couples 5 1/2 years ago and began this class.  The Lord has multiplied it, developed friendships, and given us a burden for the young adults in our church.  It's hard to let that go, but at the same time we're excited to let them sprout their wings and fly...without us.

After we shared with them they gathered around us and prayed for us.  They encouraged us.  They made me cry!  Then...I had the privilege of standing in honor of my newly adopted daughter be baptized and give testimony of her "2nd adoption" that took place last Monday night.  WOW...as soon as her toes hit the water I lost it!  What a sense of awe I felt.  How absolutely miraculous that the Lord chose our family to care this tender little heart.

Special doesn't even begin to describe our day on Sunday.  I think perfect was more like it!