Archive for December, 2006
Bringing Nick Home
December 28, 2006 12:12 pm by WendiUnbelieveable things are happening in our family right now! In recent months we have found out that Elijah has a seven year old brother who is in an orphanage in Russia. He is available for adoption! When we found this out there was no way we could not pursue his adoption. We had definitely not planned on adopting another child at this point. But Trevor and I do not want Elijah to ask us the question one day, “Why didn’t you bring my brother home?” Some people have made the comment, “Well, if they never knew each other then what is the desperation to adopt him?” Our answer to them is, “WE” know about him!” As Elijah’s parents it is our desire to do our utmost to make his life as God intended. No one will ever make us believe that God did not intend for these two brothers to be raised together. God formed them both at the exact moment He wanted them to be formed. It was not by any choices these two boys made that they are not together today. Decisions were made by others that have separated these brothers. God has now given Trevor and I the opportunity to make things right in their little lives. We are so honored by this and are doing everything possible to bring Nick home as soon as we possibly can.
We cherish your prayers and ask that you please pray for us to be able to bring Nick home very soon. Our adoption fees are in excess of $25,000.00. We have some of the funds available but we are asking that you search your heart to see if God would have you help us in this matter. If you feel this is something you would like to do you may donate here on our site. We also have an account set up at Farmers State Bank in Carthage, Texas. Donations can be made to the Trevor Morton Adoption Fund.
We will keep everyone updated on our progress. We would love to be able to share pictures of Nick (he is a doll and looks so much like Elijah) but by Russian laws we cannot legally do so right now. We do have most of our Dossier complete and our agency will be sending it to Russia within a week. Our coordinator is telling us we might very well be able to make our first trip to meet Nick in January or first part of February. What an awesome thing it will be when we get to meet him and hold him in our arms!
Blessings to all of you…our family and friends!
Wendi and Trevor
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An Orphan’s Prayer
December 26, 2006 5:29 pm by WendiAN ORPHAN’S PRAYER
I am waiting…somewhere far…far…away on the other side of the
world.
I may not know who you are or what you look like,
But some how deep in my heart I know you are out there.
That one day you will come and find me.
It’s a long journey, and it takes a lot of time…
I wish it could be easier.
But I know that the ones who come for me will not count the cost.
They will only see the joy of finding me.
For now I abide in the fields of the fatherless.
Day by day wondering why I was born here and not somewhere else?
Asking…why my life couldn’t have been different?
It is so lonely…
Even though I am surrounded by hundreds of other children,
I know that something is missing…I know in my heart that I need a
place to call home.
My arms long to be wrapped in a father’s embrace…
I long to be saved by a mother’s love…
Gazing out of the orphanage window, I offer a prayer of hope,
“Oh God please help them come quickly.”
Even as I lay in the darkness each night somehow I feel assured,
That no matter how lost I appear I am not alone.
Holy hands guard my steps, sacred fingers wipe my tears, touching my
lonely heart.
The one who made me,
The God that knew me before I was born,
Hears me every time I call.
He whispers His promises in my ear.
I listen with hope to His voice.
But what I worry about most is that no one wants to look for me.
The fields are vast and there are so many scattered all over the
earth.
I wonder how one little child, so lost, can be found?
Yet He calms my heart and assures me that He will find you.
That He will make sure that you hear His voice clearly.
He has promised me that He will make a way through the fields,
That He will personally cut a path, and lead you right to my
orphanage door.
My prayer is…
When He speaks…Please don’t forget to listen…
When He calls don’t be too afraid to go
For I am waiting….somewhere, far…far…away
On the other side of the world
To come Home.
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Finally Updating
December 12, 2006 8:16 pm by TrevorI have started updating a few things on the site. I have decided to go with a completely different solution for uploading photos. You can see the new photo section of our website by following the photo link in the menu at the top of this page. The new system uses flickr.com to store the photos for presentation on this site. It also makes them easier to manage. Their will also be a few other changes taking place over the next week or so. You can still view the old photo section by following this link while I get everything transferred over.
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This Is Our Daughter
December 5, 2006 9:50 pm by TrevorTHIS IS OUR DAUGHTER.
We adopted her,
but we will NOT be
referring to her as
“our adopted daughter.”
She is simply “our daughter”.
THIS IS OUR DAUGHTER–
and the niece of her aunts and uncles,
the grandaughter of her grandparents,
the cousin of her cousins,
and the sister of any future children
we add to the family
by biology or adoption.
THIS IS OUR DAUGHTER.
There is no “return policy”
on an adopted child.
The whole idea of adopting
is a lot like marriage.
You make a lifetime
commitment to a person
with no biological
relationship to you.
You promise to “love and cherish”
for “richer, for poorer,
for better, for worse,
in sickness and in health-
as long as we both shall live.”
THIS IS OUR DAUGHTER,
and we ARE her real parents.
She has birth parents
(sometimes called
biological parents),
but we are her Mom and Dad,
and always will be.
THIS IS OUR DAUGHTER,
and we love her.
We hope that you will too!
THIS IS OUR DAUGHTER.
Copyright 1998 Jill Work
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