Day 3

12/20   Thanks for your prayers.   We can feel your prayers, and God gives grace.  The toilet situation is getting much better. Bethany only wet her training pant once today, and she was able to tell us she needs to use the toilet most of the time.  She also slept through the night last night!   However, there are still other issues that quite concern us.  But we are not sure if they are related to transition/attachment, malnutrition/neglect, lack of physical stimulation, or other medical issues that are unknown to us. We don't know.  She is developmentally very delayed.   While she can talk very well, and most of the time can response/interact with us in a meaningful way, there are other times she would just ignore us, or unresponsive, and very easily get upset and emotionally disturbed, and would crouch and scream hysterically.    Physically, she has very little muscle strength.  (Her legs and arms are unproportionally thin and skinny)  I am very worried that there might be other major medical issues besides blindness, but I am grateful that San has been a great husband, father to Bethany, and an anchor for my soul. 

 

San and I really appreciate your continuous prayers:

For Bethany - for her transition and adjustment, her health and development, and that there is no other major medical issue.

For San and me - for more patience and love for Bethany, faith and trust in God, wisdom and strength as we walk through this transition, more faith to trust that whatever will be in our future, we will never fall out of His sovereign grace and love.

For Sam - he is still coughing very badly and very tired most of the time.    We've tried 3 different type of over-the counter medicine, but none seems to work.  He has no other symptoms, so we are not sure what it is.  

For all of us - we are physically and emotionally very tired.   Pearl has a little bit of congestion, so doesn't sleep well at night(so we don't neither).   Ben has been complaining sore throat.  

In the midst of all these, we still saw God's providence and guiding hands.  My aunt, who I only met once before when I was very little, came to the hotel to look for us this morning, while we were eating breakfast.    We were caught by surprise by her visit (We were supposed to meet later this week).    It was so comforting to see such warm and familiar face and receive her warm love and kindness.  She got along with Bethany right away, and Bethany seemed to be much responsive with her.  She helped us translate what Bethany said, helped us understand Beth's dialect better and brought some cough medicine for Sam.       We will spend a day with her at her house tomorrow and if needed, she will take Sam to the doctor.    We are just so full of gratefulness.    I heard God said, "Be still, and know that I am God" Psalm 46:10.

P.S.  We are experiencing some technical difficulties uploading pictures to blogspot through email.  (We don't have direct access to blogspot in China.  The only way to submit a post is through email)  I am sure my personal computer administrator (my dear husband San!  :-))  will figure it out very soon.  We will upload pictures as soon as we figure that out.