Just an update to let you know where we are at and how you can pray for us from here on out. On Monday 12/3 (Sarah’s Birthday ), we had the last of our home study interviews by our Social Worker, Beth Primm. She came to our home and interviewed each of us separately, [...]
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Hello everybody!
Last month, we talked about cultural awareness and ways to celebrate your child’s ethnic heritage! This month, we are going to put this into practice! We are going to meet for dinner and fellowship on October 20th at 5:00PM at Moscow 2 Russian Cafe and Store in The Woodlands! This should be a lot [...]
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You and Your Family Are Invited!
RSVP Today for our Next Adoption Fellowship Meeting - Saturday, Sept. 15th, from 4 to 6 PM - Theme: “Ways to Celebrate Your Child’s Heritage”
Whether you are still waiting to adopt or have adopted internationally already, all are encouraged to bring something from their child’s country of heritage to show to the [...]
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Hi everyone!
We had a great meeting last month at Build-A-Bear and around 30 bears were stuffed for orphans!
Thanks to all for participating!
This month we will be having a very special opportunity at our Adoption Fellowship Group Meeting!
Dr. Heidi Schwarzwald, one of the head medical doctors at the International Adoption Clinic at Texas Children’s
Hospital [...]
Well, it’s about time I came out and posted something! We have some exciting news to share with you today! A week ago, we applied with AWAA to adopt again, and we got the news yesterday that our app was approved! We are officially on the journey to child number 2! We are looking to [...]
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YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE INVITED!
Our next America World Adoption Fellowship Group Gathering will be
Saturday, September 16, from 4 to 6PM at Brandon & Sarah Battle’s home.
Their address is:
23927 Spring Dane Dr., Spring, TX 77373.
All those who have adopted internationally or are interested in international adoption are welcome to attend! The purpose of these gatherings are two-fold:
Fellowship with families [...]
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I just want to let everyone know about our upcoming America World “Spirit of Adoption” international adoption seminar being held at The Fellowship of the Woodlands in The Woodlands, TX on February 4th! It’s FREE! All we ask is that you let us know you are coming by registering for the seminar either by calling [...]
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Tonight, we want to invite all in the Houston area who have, are in the process of, or are interested in adopting internationally to our Adoption Fellowship Group that meets at our home in the Spring area. For directions send us an e-mail at thebattles@awaa.org! If you can’t make it to this one, but you [...]
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One year ago today, the day began like any other day. We both got in the car and went to work at the church. We both spent our morning doing the routine administrative activities in the church office. A friend came in that day and asked us how much longer did we have to wait [...]
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Hello to all of our Friends and Family!
This has been an awesome year, one that we will never forget! Most of you know that last year, we began the process of adopting a little one from China. At the close of 2004, we sere still awaiting a response from the Chinese Center of Adoption Affairs [...]
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Wow! What a neat week we have enjoyed with Becca going to Georgia to meet more of her new extended family! We began the week with going to see Mama Lou, Grandaddy Bill, and Uncle Bob, her great-grandparents on my dad’s side. It was really special to me for her to meet them. Mama Lou [...]
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Just a note to also let all interested in international adoption that our America World monthly fellowship group meets again tomorrow at The Lord’s Glory Church located at 461 Artesian Plaza Dr. in Humble, TX, 77338 from 5:30 to 7:30PM. For directions click here!
TO RSVP:
E-mail us at thebattles@awaa.org or call us at 281-798-6014
The last [...]
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I just wanted to take this time to invite anyone who loves adoption and who loves good Christian Music to two different events happening in October at The Lord’s Glory Church in Humble, TX. The church is located at 461 Artesian Plaza Dr. , Humble, TX 77338.
The two awesome events are:
1. Friday, October 28th, [...]
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Check out the link created to the right! We have updated photos of many of Becca’s Buddies who were with her in China!
God bless all of them! We miss them!
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America World Adoption Fellowship Group
Humble, TX
Parenthood is a calling divinely orchestrated by God. Whether through the miracle of adoption or of childbirth, parenthood is both an exquisite gift and an extraordinary responsibility. Adoption is also a dynamic and transforming process; a process that will change the parent as much as the child. [...]
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Today was my first Father’s Day! Wow!I can’t even begin to type out my feelings inside today! It’s such an awesome thing to know that I am a daddy now. It’s also an awesome responsibility. Every night, my wife and I pray with our little one while she drinks her night bottle. She seems to [...]
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I just finished a movie showing our journey to China to get our beautiful daughter, Becca! To see it click the link below or to the right that says: “Becca’s Movie!” There is a highspeed internet and dialup version. Enjoy seeing one of the most memorable events of our lives: Becca’s Gotcha Day!
Becca’s Movie!
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On May 5th, Aunt Darlene came to visit her new niece, Becca, and stayed for several days! Becca really loved getting to know her! We took Becca to the zoo while Darlene was here. She loved the monkeys the best! She saw a group of them running in circles and chasing each other and just [...]
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Today, Becca celebrated again being one year old, but this time it was with her Mommy, Daddy, and Grandparents! She had such a great time! I can’t believe that in just 3 days she will be 13 months and in 5 days she will have been with us for one month! We have finally recovered [...]
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The pictures speak for themselves! Check out how happy Becca was to be playing with her grandparents!
She loves her Grandpa Battle!
She also thinks her Grandpa Mattson is pretty special too! She loves him very much!:
Grandma Mattson feeds Becca her favorite thing: Ni Ni! (that’s “milk” in Chinese!) She loves it when you say: “Do you [...]
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