We received all of Zaine's court documents last week and once
they were translated I was able to devour every last word of them.
I'm not going to share his story because that is his story to share someday.
Let's just say there were a few tears shed as I read about his little life thus far.
We're going to work our hardest to verify his story, find more pieces of his story
and document our visits when we're in the DRC so we can give him as
much information as possible about his life in Congo.
My heart hurt as I read the paperwork because so much of his little life is left unanswered...
He didn't have a name until the orphanage director gave him one.
He didn't have a birthday until we assigned him a special day.
He doesn't have parents listed on his birth certificate.
The list goes on and on...
Well, Zaine Safari, the list of questions stop now!
You now have a name that means something quite special.
You now have a birthday that we'll celebrate together and lots of other cool adoption days we'll celebrate each year as we remember bringing you into our family.
You now have a Mommy and Daddy who love you SO much.
You now have a sister and brother who can't wait to meet you and grow up alongside of you.
We won't be able to fill in most of the blanks and answer lots of questions
about what happened in the first few months of your life.
We pray that the love you come to know from our family and
God's love will far outweigh those concerns and questions one day.
As emotional as it was to read through all of the paperwork,
I chose to focus on a few lines that made my heart smile...
"...this pronounces the adoption of the child Safari by the petitioners, Mr. Todd Andrew Kocher and Mrs. Kristen Marie Kocher, of American nationality."
and
"the child Safari will now be called Safari Kocher"
He's ours!!!
Through all of the emptiness and loneliness in the paperwork, there is hope.
Just like the emptiness in our lives before Christ gives us a hope of new life with Him.
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