Officially Moses

It's official; his name is Moses David Ishimwe Limmer. We feel like God Himself picked out his name and who are we to change it? (If you haven't heard the story, see the post below) God has shown us His faithfulness over and over, and Moses' name is one more reminder of the destiny and purpose He has in store for our son. We added the name David, after Justin's father, and it means "Beloved". Very fitting for our little guy! He has been loved in our hearts for such a long time, and we can't wait to love him in person! "Ishimwe" means "Give thanks to God" in Kinyarwandan, the language spoken in Rwanda. We can't stop giving thanks! What a precious gift our little Moses is!

I've been thinking a lot about Moses' birth mother, and how his story has so many parallels to the story of Moses in the Bible. I have been praying for her and envisioning what she must have felt the day she gave up her precious son. I'm certain that she felt that there was nothing she could offer him and praying for life for her baby. A hope. A future. God knew and saw her heartache. He moved on the hearts of ordinary people, thousands of miles away to act in obedience, even when we had questions and doubts. Little did we know the blessing in store for us, and ironically enough, we started the adoption process just weeks after Moses was born! So many emotions! So much reassurance that God is moving on our behalf and has ordained this adoption!

Please pray with us that we'll get a court date soon so that he can be ours in every way. As soon as we pass court and we are his mommy and daddy on paper, we can post a picture.