We went to Shamian Island today to shop! Shamian Island is the famous place in Guangzhou where many adoptive parents and international visitors go to shop for China Souvenirs. We had a great time buying clothes for Becca and some other great souvenirs! One awesome thing that happened for “Baba� (that’s me!) was that on the way to Shamian Island, Becca fell asleep in my arms! One of the daddies who had biological children already, Rich Haske, had told me before, “Just wait until she falls asleep in your arms! There is nothing like it in all the world!� He was right! Boy, I wish that I could describe the new type of love, the father-for-daughter love, which I am now experiencing. It is something beyond mere words. When she fell asleep in my arms, I began to think of what an awesome trust our Heavenly Father places into our hands when He gives us the responsibility of raising a new little one and watching them grow and learn from our example. The awesome magnitude of that trust hit me in that moment, and also on the other side of the coin, the awesome blessing of that trust. WOW God! Thank you for the blessing of fatherhood! May my life as “Baba� and “Mama� Sarah’s life serve as a Godly example to our daughter that she can look at and follow into the good and perfect plan that You have for her in her future! The fact that God would bless me with such a beautiful little girl is just another trophy of His grace and mercy being bestowed on me in my life! Below is a picture of Becca asleep in my arms.
Here is Becca smiling at one of the lady salesmen in a shop there!
She also had other admirers as well:
Here is Princess Rebecca “Cinderella” Catherine Jiayi Battle trying on her slipper for her dedication service coming soon at The Lord’s Glory Church!:
Becca loves Mama!:
One thing about Becca that you’ll notice right away: she loves people and people love her! Life for her is just one big fun time! May she always have a life full of the Joy of the Lord! We can’t wait for this coming Sunday when we can take her to church for her first service at The Lord’s Glory Church! We also cannot wait for her to meet her grandparents!
Blessings to all who have written us! Wow! The love you have shown us via e-mail overwhelms us! It’s so awesome that our little one has so many people that care about her! Thanks again for everything! See ya tomorrow!
I close with another family photo:
We love all of you! See ya tomorrow!
Dear Baba and Mama and Becca, We surely do love you! Thank you for all the beautiful pictures and keeping us updated on all you are doing every day. We are really looking forward to seeing you in just two days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I can hardly wait to hold Becca and cuddle her. She has such a beautiful smile. “Baba” you are really blessed that the Lord has given you such a precious Chinese baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So are you dear “Mama” So are we , her grandparents!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Love and prayers, Grandma Jean and Grandpa Harry and Uncle Tony
Counting down until Friday! Loved the Cinderella slippers! Another indication of like Baba…like daughter…a taste for macaroni and cheese! God is so faithful!
Dear Battles Family,
You don’t know me, but I was talking with Lisa from the America World office in Franklin, TN, who told me about you all. My husband and I are in the beginning stages of adopting a baby girl from China (actually we just sent in our application this week to America World!)and I hope you didn’t mind, but she gave me this website to look at your journey to Becca! What an amazing journey–I must say so myself, she is so beautiful. The Lord has blessed you abundantly with this precious gift. My husband and I will be praying for you as you embark on a new journey of parenthood.
My husband and I are so excited about adopting and what an amazing representation of the Gospel of our Lord.
May the Lord bless you as you continue to seek how to raise this precious child in the fear and admonition of the Lord.
Hello from Louisville, Kentucky!
Our names are Paula and John Collingwood. You do not know us, but I received your website link from our dear friends, Brian and Angela Sutherland near Franklin, TN who are waiting for their referral from America World. Thank you so much for allowing others to see this miracle unfold! We, too, are beginning the process of adopting from China. We just received our info packet From AWAA. We have been following your journey and praying for you and your family. Your new daughter is beautiful! (Love that pink hat!) The joy is so apparent in your faces! Please accept our congratulations and we look forward to more news!
Blessings,
Paula and John Collingwood