The Lockwood's Great Race!

We are firing up the old blog again so you all can follow along with our race to China.  We are in the last few weeks of trying to complete paperwork and fund raise the funds to adopt Guo before his 14th birthday when he would age out of adoption.  We got to meet this brave, funny boy this summer.  He stole our hearts and helped us come to the realization that we CAN add to our busy, crazy family again through God's grace, because he is worth it!

  If you would like to show your support you can purchase one (or several :)) of these cool t-shirts.  To order, please click on the "Donate"  button above.  A minimum 20.00 donation is requested.  Thank you all so much for your prayers and encouragement!  Stay tuned because we will be posting updates on our progress!

Men's and Children's t-shirt

Lady's fitted Tee Front

Lady's fitted Tee - Back

Swallow's Nest Visit

We are so grateful for China Little Flower, Swallow's Nest and their loving staff who have cared for Benjamin since he was only a couple of days old. He spent the 1st year of his life in Beijing at China Little Flower and then went to  Swallow's Nest.  We had the honor of getting to meet Clay Williams and Rebekah Gilley of "the nest" while we visited in Zhengzhou. Clay's wife Pam is currently in the U.S. helping to care for her father. They have four baby homes located in Benjamin's hometown of Zhengzhou. They are located in different apartments and are set up to be a normal home environment for the children. They children housed there range in age from newborn to about 5 years old. They take in premature and medically vulnerable babies so they can receive the neccesary attention they need in order to survive. These children are then loved, nurtured and prayed back to health as they wait for their forever families to find them. This incredible organization also comes to the aid of families who dearly love their children but lack the money to have surgeries and other medical care done for them. They releive some of the financial burden from these parents so that they are not forced to abandon their children. They also partner with a professional au pair program and help to train nannies who are placed all over the world. They have an incredible impact in their community. Their genuine love and sincerity in their work is so evident, as is the fact that there is only one source that such love could flow from continually. Our visit with Clay and Rebecca at Swallow's Nest was life changing! I encourage you to check out their website, they have a bunch of kids who need sponsorship, as well as other needs.  Any donations you make go directly to their work, with the only administrative costs being the nannies' salaries. www.swallowsnestzz.org

I will post more pictures when we have a better connection, and there are a few more on our facebook page.
James 1:27 being lived out