{hk airport & good news}

while i sat in this airport at the start of this 4-month china stint, i got the news that a boy i called timothy had officially been match with his forever family. this was fantastic news to me, as he was a boy that captivated and burdened my heart after my short-term trip to the beiliu orphanage in 2013. (that post can be read here.)

well, here i am 4 months later, back at the hong kong airport. and guess what... i just got the news that "timothy" (now called joshua by his forever family) will be adopted next week! 

for me, joshua truly represents a picture of god rescuing orphans. in just a little over a year, he'll have gone from being found in a locked orphanage room to a foster home to his forever family. and the transformation that has simultaneously occurred as he's received love and attention and nutrition is truly remarkable. not only has his physical appearance vastly changed, but he's now walking and learning and playing and laughing, etc., which is a stark contrast from the institutionalized-like behavior he demonstrated when i first met him. 

i can't wait to see pictures of him with his forever family! and the best part, i know god isn't done transforming him yet. i'm sure there will be issues to work through, even once he's with his forever family, having experienced such a traumatic past. however, i would like to claim, in faith, god's complete healing for this amazing little boy. and i pray that some day he'd know his heavenly father who rescued him.