September 18, 2011 is our oldest son, Adam’s birthday.
It came unexpected, to us.
Husband and I were playing badminton on that muggy hot Indian evening.
We did not know of the baby that was being born in our rural hospital.
That precious baby, whose unformed body had been created by a good God.
But, whose unformed body, puzzled us, mankind.
Our precious Adam entered the world without eyelids, a severe cleft lip and palate, a partly absent nose, and severe webbing of the legs.
There are diagnoses for these things.
And his is “Bartsocas Papas Popliteal Pterygium Syndrome”.
It is a bit overwhelming, is it not?
And if you really look into it, you will see it is often referred to as the
“Lethal Pterygium Syndrome”
It came unexpected, to us.
Husband and I were playing badminton on that muggy hot Indian evening.
We did not know of the baby that was being born in our rural hospital.
That precious baby, whose unformed body had been created by a good God.
But, whose unformed body, puzzled us, mankind.
Our precious Adam entered the world without eyelids, a severe cleft lip and palate, a partly absent nose, and severe webbing of the legs.
There are diagnoses for these things.
And his is “Bartsocas Papas Popliteal Pterygium Syndrome”.
It is a bit overwhelming, is it not?
And if you really look into it, you will see it is often referred to as the
“Lethal Pterygium Syndrome”
When husband, a doctor, and I, a nurse, read those words, we grasped the severity.
Maybe you do too.
Maybe you do too.
But, we also read something else alongside this diagnosis.
We read from the Word, Living
He said “Your eyes saw my unformed body, every day was ordained for me before one of them came to be”….
We read from the Word, Living
He said “Your eyes saw my unformed body, every day was ordained for me before one of them came to be”….
You can read the rest of this post over HERE
We are thankful for the opportunity to share on this website today.
This resource on adoption has been such an encouragement to me in the past.
Humbled for a chance to share at We Are Grafted In
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Also, keep in mind the One Spark event in Jacksonville, Florida happening this weekend.
You have to be present to vote.
But would you mind sharing the news?
On any form of social media
Or thru phone calls
Or shouting from rooftops
Or banners behind airplanes
Or really anything else you can think of;)
Because, it means sharing local artisans and their beautiful work
AND
It means a possible $25,000 towards our Adam’s upcoming surgeries this summer
You can read a short newsclip and read more about the event here: