The other day, I was telling my mom this story of a couple we knew overseas and I realized that it was too good of a story to not tell others. It is an amazing example of God leading us and showing us His way for us. If the couple that this refers to reads this and my details are all wrong, forgive me! This is how I remember their story:
They are from Canada, so I'll just call them Mr. and Mrs. Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. Canada are currently about my parents' age. They have 4 or 5 adult kids of their own and several grandchildren. They felt called to go overseas to China, but they didn't know where exactly they were supposed to go. One night, Mrs. Canada had a dream, and in her dream, she was being called to go and live in "K-town" (I'm probably overly protective of city names, but after living in China, you're antsy about everything like that), which they had never heard of before. The next day, they pull out a map and find this small city in the middle of China (where we met them). So, they went, feeling like God was calling them to go to this place, but having no idea why. Once they arrived, they wanted to go visit some orphanages, so they took a friend translator and went. While there, one of the woman hands them this baby -- very sick and frail -- and tells them to take this baby home and let her die peacefully. There was nothing the orphanage could do for her. This baby girl had a disease where her red blood cells broke down much faster than normal and without routine blood transfusions, she would die before the age of five, if not a lot quicker in her case. So, Mr. and Mrs. Canada took her home and decided to try taking her to the hospital in the capital (3 hours away) and do transfusions. Every few weeks, they had to travel to the capital, but slowly, the baby girl started developing strength and health. Before long, this couple felt that this is why they were called to go to K-town -- to save this child and take her home with them. After many many months (maybe up to 2 years), China finally gave them the go, and they were able to adopt this sweet girl and take her back to Canada with them. She is a beautiful girl, and I know that God has amazing plans for her and her beautiful and faithful parents.
God works in amazing ways, doesn't He?!
Very heartwarming story!!
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Thanks for sharing such an inspiring story; amazing your friends listened to God's voice, even when the specifics were sketchy. Makes me realize how many opportunities I miss by ignoring His voice, thinking it's just a passing thought of my own. Maybe if we heard a "ding" when He's speaking to us, like when messages arrive on all the computers, phones, etc.? Trina
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