Almost 2 million children in the United States are
adopted, and each year more than 500,000
parents pursue adoption through
an agency.1
The submittal of extensive paperwork and the hassles
required to compile an adoption dossier can seem overwhelming, but the largest
challenge to adoptive parents remains the wait for a child. Unlike biological parents who can feel or see
the physical changes brought on by a growing pregnancy, adoptive parents have
little tangible proof that their labors will result in a child. My personal
adoption journey was arduous and complex, as dishonest officials hindered our
daughter's release from Vietnam. With God's guidance, the adoption, marked by
bureaucratic hurdles and corruption, resulted in blessing and spiritual
transformation.
My confidence
came from the Lord, and His Word gave me strength to hang on when I was ready
to give up. The encouragement of Christian friends around the globe supported
me in my resolve to withstand the pain and submit to God's timing. Great Expectations: an Adoption Story and
Devotional focuses on the emotional
rollercoaster of adoption. How do
parents relax, let go, acquire patience and lean on God? This book will embolden and hearten adoptive
parents to rejoice always and pray continuously throughout the anxious wait of
adoption.
The adoption account contains 29, 845 words and
several photographs. Following the adoption story, daily devotions provide courage and counsel to waiting
parents. Each devotion commences with and is based on Scripture and concludes
with a prayer.
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