International Visitors

When people hear that you are adopting or that the baby that they are in awe of isn't biologically yours they are instantly drawn to your story. It is because in all of us is this mystery surrounding "wantedness". Why would you adopt a baby that isn't yours? Why? It is the whole in our hearts before we know the Lord, this longing to belong but a feeling of disqualification on every level. The unknown inner knowledge that we are in need and only One can bring us wholeness. All throughout the New Testament the Bible says we are adopted through the blood of the cross into the household of Heaven. We cry Abba, Father because we are no longer strangers but sons and daughters. It is in all of us because we were created for communion and without it we feel empty.

Soooo... when a couple in Canada, whom Steven met on a Onething, started reading our blog and following our adoption story their hearts were instantly connected. They love Jesus and are involved in the house of prayer in Winnipeg, Canada. (where Winnie the pooh originated) They prayed for us, gave to us, and told others about us. They recently got a chance to visit KC and stayed in our home for a week. It was so fun to finally meet after blog talking and emailing for months. They had sent presents via their sister before Shiloh was born and now she was here and they were getting to "squish" her for themselves. Prayer's made real in the flesh of an innocent baby snatched from the fire by their cries to the Father. It was an amazing time and their hearts melted as they relished their time with Shiloh. Our week with them was a wonderful time to get to know one another and to laugh at how similar we are yet separated by so much distance.

Kristi Farrow is a labor and delivery nurse who longs to be in the house of prayer but is for now in the market place. This role makes it possible for her husband,Shane, to be in the house of prayer full time along with raising support (We feel your pain). I am a nurse, however not in L&D (no thank you) though I work with children and love it. I long to be in the house of prayer full time, yet know the tug of the market place. I try ,as does Kristi, to see how God is moving in my life through my job and the people that I meet. Steven is in the house of prayer full time and knows that is where he will be till Jesus splits the skies , as does Shane. They live life simply, surrounded by friends who share their "Anna Calling". We too are in a community of comrades that love the house of prayer and are giving everything, even the comforts of the "American Dream" to do just that.(Theirs would be the Canadian Dream :-0 ) They were friends forever that one day realized that their friendship was more than friendship and they like us had that awkward first kiss that transitioned them from friends to whatever you call that. We too were very close and then realized that this person who we loved dearly as a friend was the "one". It was weird the similarities between us and I hope that one day we will share two more. Totally healing and adoption!!! Come on Farrow's!!!! :-)

Any who, here are some pics from our neighbors up North and our little angel boo.

Kristi and Christina from Winnipeg,Canada

Shane Farrow with our little bug a boo.