Day 1,2,3 Then… A New Boy In The Family

After a bit of negotiation, Joshua is finally with us!

On the way to the orphanage we had difficulty finding it (it’s in the middle of the city) and were told that our appointment was on Sunday, not Saturday.  We went anyway, of course.  When we got to the orphanage we were again told that our appointment was Sunday – but this time we had someone to talk to face to face and told them that we were supposed to pick him up on Saturday.  A few phone calls later, we were allowed to meet with Joshua but we could not take him with us.  A few more phone calls and we were permitted to take him out shopping with us but we HAD TO have him back for a party they had planned.  By the time we got back from shopping we were told that there were even more phone calls and that we were allowed to take him home with us.  It was a good thing that we just kept on going whether than listening to the first “no”.

The orphanage staff threw a “going away” party and gave Joshua gifts and sang him some songs.  Then they asked us to stand up and tell all the children a little bit about Joshua’s new home.  Once we were done, his favorite teacher packed his suitcase and we drove across the city.  We’re staying with our friend Kristin who is a missionary here until we head back to Taipei for a few days of completing paperwork.

God really blessed us with a beautiful boy – a great addition to a weird and wonderful family.  He also blessed us by putting the right people in the right places from the orphanage workers to the adoption folks to our new friends in Taiwan.  It’s been a real joy so far.

The plan for Sunday – a visit to the local science center and then a long drive back to Taipei.