HOME!!!!!

After 28 hours of traveling from Guangzhou to Hong Kong to Chicago to Raleigh, we arrived safely home at midnight. We were greeted by a throng of family and friends holding signs, flowers, and balloons at the RDU airport! This picture shows some of those who came to welcome us. The sight of Joshua & Katie and everyone else brought tears to our eyes as the long journey to adopt Caroline is now over. As we reflect back on this experience, the main thought that comes to mind is the incredible grace and mercy of God our Creator. We are overwhelmed with thankfulness that He decided to choose our family for adopting Caroline. The path of Caroline’s life has been changed significantly, but so has ours. She has already enriched our lives, especially spiritually. Adoption is used in the Bible to describe the process of salvation and its subsequent benefits. God the Father graciously adopts those of us who are believers in Jesus Christ into his spiritual family and grants us all the privileges of heirship. Therefore, salvation is much more than forgiveness of sins and deliverance from condemnation; it is also a position of great blessing. While we can never fully grasp the depth of God’s love for us, adopting Caroline has helped us comprehend and appreciate it a little more. In closing this journal, our prayer for Caroline is that early in her life she will experience spiritual adoption as well.