David Leventhal

I’d love to introduce you to my new son – Wu Chang Shun (or Joshua). Missy & I received pre-approval from the Chinese government (CCAA) to move forward with adopting Chang Shun – a sweet little 2 ½ year old boy. He’s currently living with a foster family in Wuhan City in the Chinese province of Hubei.

We came across this little guy on our adoption agency’s waiting child list (older children & kids with special needs). Like our sweet Abigail, Chang Shun was born with a cleft lip & cleft palate. And like Abigail, his lip was repaired in China & like Abigail we’ll have his palate repaired when we get him home. We have now moved into the mad paper chase race to get everything completed as quickly as possible so we can adopt Chang Shun & bring him into our crazy, chaotic home! He’ll fit right between Abigail & Lillian – which I think is a perfect spot for him!

We’d love for you to join us in praying for Wu Chang Shun & for us. Here are some specific things you can pray for:

• That the Lord would guard his heart & his mind
• That He would prepare him for us & us for him
• That we’d be able to move quickly through the paperwork process
• For God’s continued financial provision – you wouldn’t believe me if I told you how the Lord has already shown up in this area.
• That we would continually give this process over to the Lord….the truth is that all our kids, those in our home & those we want to bring into our home belong to Him. In God’s sovereignty & in His plan He expedites & He delays, He allows the wind to be at our back & He leads us into the chaos of the hurricane, & He gives and takes away. In all these things our heart’s desire is to say with firm assurance that, “He is good & His plan is perfect” – even while the word ‘orphan’ still exists.
• Would you also pray for Chang Shun’s birth mother – that wherever she is she might come to know the saving grace of Christ…grace that overcomes the deepest heartaches & the toughest circumstances

Here are some pictures of our little guy.