Saturday, June 7, 2008

Pics from our Official Adoption Day!


Damon playing tough guy!



Sundi helping the guys from German Tele to get Damon's reaction!


German camera crew-one last time. Interesting, the guy sitting down on the right was finished with his job and heading back to Germany with his newly adopted daughter. He chose to stay in Kenya until we were finished!


Damon thanking God for answered prayers.




Celebrating together!


Damon and his auntie Cathie. She has been a life-line for our whole family these past ten months. We've decided that her and Mary are just a part of our new forever as well.

4 comments:

Marti Garber said...

Praising God with you way far away in Delaware !!!!! I guess the greater the trial, the greater the victory !!!!
How did the German TV guys get involved with your family ?? Just curious. Are they doing a documentary on Kenyan Adoptions ? The 4 of you sure make a cute family !! Can't wait to see you back here in the States !!
In His Grace,
Marti Garber, Wilmington, DE

Anonymous said...

Congratulations! I have been praying for your family ever since I read the note on the T.U. alumni page. God is using you both.

Wendy (Loney 96) Dechert
Indianapolis, IN

Unknown said...

To the Smiths:

I have been praying for this day and I am so glad to read that it has finally come. You all have been through such an ordeal but God is gracious and faithful. I will continue to lift you all up and I hope one day I will see you at Grace/Fusion. Your brother in Christ

Gene Petrov

Tiffany said...

I'm also a TU grad, and I've been praying for you since I read about you on the TU prayer forum. I'm sitting here crying in joy and thankfulness - the picture of Damon praying did me in!

I also chose to adopt (and had some minor difficulties convincing the Kazakhstan authorities that we were legit since we were young and had no fertility issues). Our boy & girl have been home for 3 1/2 years now, and they are so wonderfully and completely our kids : )

Enjoy the ride of parenthood!!

Tiffany Brooks
TU '98