Today at 12:23 PM, Sarah and I became parents! Yea!!!!!! We are beside ourselves! We are the proud mommy and daddy of a little girl from China!
Her official Chinese name is: Li Jia Yi
Her new name will be: Rebecca Catherine Li Battle
She was born on: 3/5/2004
She is from the Hubei province.
She lives in the Jia Yu Social Welfare Institute.
She weighs about 20 lbs.
She is about 2 feet tall.
We will post a picture for all to see here tomorrow.
Stay Tuned!
Please pray for her daily!
We are so glad she’s ours!
Rebecca you are so beautiful!!!! We can’t wait to meet you!! Now your parents have to grow up- haha Love and Kisses!! Dr. Mary
Rebecca,
We can’t wait to meet you! You are gorgeous! We love you already! Love, Uncle Andrew and Aunt Wendi
Congratulations, Brandon and Sara! I am sooooooo happy to have a new first cousin! You are soooooo cute! Love, Austin
Brandon & Sarah,
We can’t wait to schedule a playdate for our daughters! We are so excited for you. Rebecca Catherine Li is just beautiful!
Love,
Brandon, Juliette, Kaleb, & Kayla
Rebecca, I was captivated by your eyes… You are truely blessed to be in a good home where you will learned all about God and his son Jesus… Can’t wait to hear more about you.
Sarah-Indiana
Dearest Rebecca Catherine Li,
You are my beautiful baby niece and I cannot wait to meet you and hold you and give you lots of hugs and kisses! I love you.
Aunt Lynelle
We love you and that’s all. We will meet you soon and that’s all. (The boys’ own words!)
Rebecca,
Have a wonderful trip coming from China, and we can’t wait to meet you. Love, Zachary
You’re beautiful. Love, Alexander
hey brandon and sarah! i am so exited for you both! i can hardly wait to meet rebecca! shes so cute! im shure she will grow up a VERY happy girl! i hope to see you soon. say hi to my new first cousin for me and give her a hug an kiss for me! love you all,
christianna
Congratulations Brandon and Sarah! What a beautiful little girl! Can’t wait to see her and YOU. Our best wishes to all of you. Hope to see you very soon. Much love, Uncle Cal and Aunt Joanne
Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2005 21:11:31 -0000
From: “awaa_east”
Subject: REFERRALS
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so excited to announce that referrals came today! We have 18
very happy families out there this evening! Groups 176- 177 with LID
of 7/16-7/23/04 are represented. The girls are from the Hubei and
Jiangsu Provinces. They range in age from 9 months to 19 months. We
expect travel to happen at the end of February or the beginning of
March. All the beautiful girls are healthy!
Congratulations again!
Eileen
Dear Brandon, Sarah, and Rebecca!
How ADORABLE! So cute and healthy. Congratulations!! We know you are BESIDE yourselves with JOY! We love you, The Bransons
Congratulations to you all! She will be the joy of your life! We have two Chinese daughters and are now adopting twin girls (we hope) from China! The difference that these children make in our lives cannot be measured. God’s blessings on you and your daughter!
God is so faithful. At long last you now have your own precious and beautiful child. I am so happy for you.
Hi Brandon & Sarah,
We are having fun going along on your trip. We had fun climbing that mountain with you and eating that pizza. We pray God’s blessings on you and can hardly wait to have you both back home with our new baby.
We are praying
Hi Brandon and Sarah! It’s the Constante family writing to say Congratulations! Have a wonder time in China and have a safe trip home. We can’t wait to meet Rebecca.
Dear Brandon & Sarah:
We’re so excited for you on this “Gottcha Day” – give that bundle of joy Rebecca a BIG hug & Kiss for us and tell her that her family here at the Lord’s Glory Church Love her and are all anxious to see and hold her too- of course – only if Gandma and Grampa will let us! Ha, Ha! Thanks for sharing this blessing with us all and may you all continue to enjoy the the favor, blessing, and protection of our wonderful Lord , Jesus Christ and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit!
We’ll continue to lift you in prayer as we await your joyful HOMECOMING!!
God Bless,
Norm & Judy
Brandon and Sarah congratulations! I am so over joyed for you both and for your family. May the blessings of God be abundantly bestowed on Brandon, Sarah and Rebecca, in Jesus Name.
God is so so faithful and is able to do so much more then we possibly could think or imagine.
Your daughter is gorgeous! What a blessing! We are thrilled for you. I also have to compliment your website! The way you have journaled is perfect. And, your photos are awesome. You have chosen the right ones to highlight this trip for those that are here to see. LOVE IT ALL! I am loving keeping up with your journey and this is the first time I have looked daily at a site to see what is next! Thanks for sharing you journey and your bundle of joy with all of us! Jenn