Travel Time for China Just around the corner!

Sweet friends and family-

I am beyond excited to tell you that we are cleared and approved for adoption in China! We receive the last approval item yesterday and are now waiting for our exact travel date. From what we were told of our agency yesterday, it looks like our departure date will be March 3rd. I cant believe we are actually so close to bringing this precious baby girl home where she will be loved beyond what she could ever fathom and see how much God loves her. As I was processing the incredible news yesterday, I could not move past how much God loves us so..... He saved us with His amazing and indescribable love. This little girl is going to know the love of two parents and brothers who love her, but more than that, she will know the depth of her Heavenly Father's love......
I have been studying Colossians 3 this week and was moved to uncontrollable tears this morning as I thought about how much God loves us. Do we really fathom how deep the love is that He has for us? I don't think we do. If we did, it would cause us to be on our faces more and give praise constantly for the understanding of what we have been saved from..... WOW!!!! Our churches would be full, our hands would be lifted in pure uncontainable praise and genuine worship. We wouldn't have to say we are Christians, it would be evident and it would be contagious. The world would be so hungry to have the love that we have been so wonderfully blessed with........I cant wait to teach this precious little gift called "Gracie" about this love that is far greater than the love we have for her. I am humbled and grateful for the calling and assignment God has entrusted us with......
Thank you all for your past and continued prayers as we make final arrangements for travel and finally bring her home....We are confident that God is at work to provide the last portions we need to go and are so appreciative to all of you who have blessed us with your precious gifts........ God is AMAZING!  He is all we ever will need and greater than we will fully understand....Love ya'll and am grateful for you.

Blessings,
Ginger

      

 

God is perfect in His timing.

Hi everyone!
I hope you are enjoying a blessed week and gearing up for a wonderful Christmas. I wish I were writing you from a hotel in China and showing you many precious pictures of sweet Gracie. However, in the perfection of Gods timing, this is not the case. Though we are sad not to have her here for Christmas, we are certain that Gods timing and wisdom is perfect and will wait and trust Him for our travel dates. We are hopeful that we will travel mid to end of January so please continue to pray for us as we remain patient in waiting on the time that we will travel. Thank you again to so many who have blessed us in ways we would have never expected. It is so incredible to see how God has worked out so many details and we know He is faithful to complete what He has begun.... The preciousness of friends and kindness of total strangers has touched our hearts. Gracie is already one blessed little girl by the love of so many that she's not yet met...
God is good and great and perfect! We can't wait to share the blessing of her arrival with you all.
Love ya!
Ginger

Gracie at the Orphanage in her stroller

Outside facilities at Social Welfare Orphanage in Po yang Providence

New Pictures have arrived! Gracie is growing and now at 17 lbs..... We are getting closer to travel time and so excited that we will see her soon. The last several weeks have been so amazing and God has moved in ways that we could not think of or fathom. When we received our referral, we were more than $17k shy of what was needed to complete the process. God has prompted hearts of people that we never expected and so many have blessed us by their generous, giving hearts. We have so many stories of ways we have been blessed during this process. We have literally been down to the week we needed Gods provision to get documents mailed and gone to the mailbox to find exactly what was needed. From friends coming up to us at church (one family particularly that is in the adoption process as well and blessed us with a portion of their fundraiser proceeds, what an incredibly selfless gesture) to receiving a knock at our door to have a precious friend bring us an envelope that provided for the next set of fees. It is so precious to see Gods moving and hand in providing every detail and portion of what we have needed. I was at a work function one Saturday night in Dallas where a sweet, dear friend handed me a check for $1000 and said "I have been meaning to give this to you to help with Gracie". She had no idea how God used her to provide right at the time we needed the funds to apply for our immigration papers and send for Gracie's Visa..... Though we are still about $5k away from our final financial need, we are certain and confident that God has it worked out already. We are so excited and can't wait to see what He does to show His mightiness and sovereignty.  I have loved telling the stories of His love and provision for Gracie to those who do not know Him. They can't help but be amazed and in wonder of the faith I have in my Father. God is great, He is mighty and He is faithful. He loves Gracie so much and desires for her to be raised in an environment that will teach her about Him. We cannot wait for the blessed opportunity and honor in doing just that. Thank you sweet friends for your continued prayers, for the many who have helped us financially and for your continued encouragement. We are so thankful for you and pray God's incredible blessing on you. We love ya'll! 
The Weeks

I Samuel 1:27

"For this child I prayed, and the LORD has granted me my petition that I made to him."

Praise the Lord!!!! Our sweet baby girl is finally on her way! We are so excited and blessed to announce that we will be traveling at the end of December to bring Gracie Lou Weeks home. We received the referral Wednesday afternoon and her precious pictures yesterday. Gracie is very tiny for her age (about 15 lbs now) so we are eager to get home and "fatten" her up with some North Texas Home Cookin' (or at least some gourmet baby food!) Thank you so much to everyone who has walked with us through this and faithfully prayed for Gracie's arrival. Please continue to pray as we trust the Lord for the remaining finances needed to complete our journey. We have some large financial obstacles this week that only God can provide. However, we are trusting Him and know He is faithful to complete what He has begun. You all are such a blessing and we can't wait to share in our joy of bringing her home. Have a blessed weekend! Love you! The Weeks Family
Robert, Ginger, Drew, Dustin and Gracie

Gracie Update

I cant believe the day is almost here! We are literally days away from getting our referral and traveling to pick up our precious daughter! In talking to our case worker with America World Adoption today, she anticipates we will receive the referral tomorrow or early next week. China had a holiday this week (Wed.-Fri.) so they are not certain when they will arrive this week or next. We are reminded that Gods timing is always perfect and HE knows what is best. Thanks to everyone who has been so faithful to pray for us during this time. Please continue to pray for His provision financially as we prepare to travel. Can I just say................Yippppppppeeeeeeee! God is good!
Blessings,
Ginger

Gracie is on Her way!!!!

We are so excited to let everyone know that we are FINALLY nearing the end of our five year adoption process. We thought the day would never arrive. However, in God's perfect timing, it looks like it coming into fruition. Praise the Lord! Thank you to everyone who has been praying for us and with us through this process. We will update our blog site each week to let you know where we are and the timelines in traveling.
Please continue to pray for God's provision for the remaining funds needed. We know He has lead us here and will provide everything we need.
We anticipate recieving the referral (the initial phone call from our agency) and the e-mail with her picture sometime this week YAY!!!! :)
I am sure you will hear us shout praises when the phone call arrives and the picture of our precious daughter!!!
Have a blessed week!

Ginger