“OK bud, it’s time. Are you ready for this?” He nodded, the tension scrawling an obvious, “I’m not too sure” across his face. I gave him some last-minute instructions about steering, shifting, and pedals as he slipped behind the wheel. Then he was off. My heart swelled with pride while Read more
I know that I said we were through with paperwork for our trip to China–you knew that we are adopting a 13 year old boy from China in a couple of weeks, didn’t you? Well, the paperwork has been a huge mountain, and Kim has climbed that mountain several times. Read more
This is from Wednesday’s lifejournal, the Bible reading plan I follow: One day Jesus told his disciples a story to show that they should always pray and never give up. “There was a judge in a certain city,” he said, “who neither feared God nor cared about people. A widow of that Read more
Thank you, praying friends! We saw God move today in some big ways. First, Isaac’s visa approval: We were on the phone (that’s the royal we, meaning Kim!) just about every hour checking the status of the application, trying to talk to a supervisor who could actually answer the questions. Read more
Hey folks, thanks for praying! We are still waiting for confirmation about Josie’s passport and approval for Isaac’s visa, but we have been assured that they are both being processed. We’re not out of the woods yet, but we’re close. We have a hard deadline of Wednesday at 5pm to Read more
Yep, the day has finally arrived. Levi had been carrying a day-glo orange duct tape wallet for a while. I think he and his cousins made it last summer. But it was weighed, measured, and found lacking. No place to hold his driver’s permit! Kim took him to the DMV Read more
We’re headed to China October 20th! It still seems a little surreal, to be honest. We’ll be there for about 2 weeks, spending time in Beijing before heading to Inner Mongolia to meet Isaac. Then we’ll rendezvous with the other folks who are part of our travel group in Guangzhou Read more
OK, are you ready for a little more Team Sublett normalcy? Meet Isaac. Isaac (Yuan Zhong Xu) is a spunky little 13 year old living in Inner Mongolia, China. He’s looking for a family. We’ve known about him for a few months, and we believe that we’re his family. Let Read more
The other day Charlie had his 8 weeks/2 months doctor visit. I don’t know what your normal doctor visit entails (and I’m okay with not knowing, thanks) but for young Charlie it meant shots. Here’s a pic of the damage: Can you see the little bandaids on his thighs? 2 Read more
No, it’s not a spell that I learned at Hogwarts. It’s sort of where I’m at. Let me explain. We’re doing something special this weekend at Calvary (Calvary on Campus, Eisenhower Auditorium, 10:30) that focuses on some of the transformations that people have experienced because of the work of Jesus Read more