cason & colleen: Andrew & Malachi have families!

Saturday, July 31, 2010

Andrew & Malachi have families!

Our God is a God who hears our cries and answers our prayers!

When we left for the US last month I wept on the flight home because I was leaving behind two precious little boys who desperately needed families. Malachi and Andrew are two of the oldest toddlers and have grown up together. They are the last of the original group of toddlers who were at the Baby Center when we arrived last September. Over the last year they have watched their age mates find homes and go to live with their new parents. Both of them have really struggled being left behind and are getting to an age where they understand that they aren’t whole without a family. As the last remaining from their original group, they became very close to each other and didn't really bond with the newer kids. I was so afraid that one would be adopted and the other one left, which would have left the one remaining at Baby Center devastated.

Once again God proved to me that he loves these children and is caring for their every need. A week after I arrived in the states in June, Staci, our director, emailed me to let me know that God had performed yet another miracle. At the same time, two families were expressing interest in adopting 3 year old boys. What an answer to prayer!

Yesterday Malachi and Andrew both joined their new families! Both boys were so excited and ready to be home that they hardly even could sit through our celebration service to say goodbye. Andrew kept saying “I’m going home now, my Mommy and Daddy are taking me home…. Bye!” And Malachi was promising Staci that he would bring sweets and toys back for her when he came to visit. It was so emotional and beautiful to watch these boys run and hug their parents, ready to start their new lives. Please be praying for both boys as they adjust to their new lives outside of the Baby Center and also for both sets of parents to rely on God to give them wisdom in raising their new sons.

Andrew with his mom and dad!:

Malachi leaving with his new mom!:

The LORD is faithful and knows our every need!

Love,

Colleen

Final hugs from Solomon and Gifton (Director Staci’s adopted boys):

Colleen and a dapper looking Malachi listening to his new mother at the goodbye celebration:

One last picture of the boys… we’re so happy that they’re at home with their families!:

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About us

We’re Cason & Colleen. We met at Taylor University in Indiana, and started dating while studying abroad in Ireland in 2004. We got married a few years ago and since then we’ve been enjoying journeying with the Lord together.

For photos and videos mostly of our kids, you can find us on Facebook (Colleen & Cason), Instagram (Colleen & Cason), or Youtube.

We started this blog in 2009 before we left to work in Kenya, but now that we’re back, we’re going to try to keep it updated with what is going on in our lives. We were in Kenya for almost a year and a half, and while we were there, Cason worked as the treasurer for a mission organization, and Colleen worked at an orphanage for 0-4 year old children. Cason also helped organize a local soccer team, and we both led a local church youth group.

We returned to the US in December 2010 and spent a few months based at Colleen’s parent’s home in Wooster, Ohio, while we figured out what was next for us. We were trying to seek the Lord during that time, but it was/is difficult to know what to do, especially with all that has happened in our lives the last few months in Kenya (see our blog archive).

The first few months in Wooster, Cason continued to work remotely as the treasurer for the mission, while Colleen helped care for the family puppies. (Cason ran the puppy blog, DoodlesbyRosie).

After taking some time to travel and visit friends and family, we ended up moving to Danville, Kentucky, south of Lexington, to be closer to Colleen's extended family and some good friends. Cason works in the finance department at the local hospital, and Colleen has been substitute teaching and volunteering at the humane society. We've gotten involved at a local church, and are loving the community there. We're also in the process of adopting domestically, and have revived the blog, in part, to document those proceedings.