Chung Yi Christmas presents - part 3

I've finished the Christmas present package tonight. I tried to stuff everything into a gallon ziplock bag, but everything doesn't fit! Luckly my mom had some two gallon ziplock bags at work! I didn't even know that there were two gallon bags until this project. Even when you're 30, mom still comes to the rescue!

The last thing to do was write a letter to the child at Chung Yi that will get this gift. Obviously, the 0-1 year old little girl won't be able to understand this letter, even after translation... but maybe someone will save it for her.

Dear little girl 0-1 years old

We are Kevin and Sarah, a couple in the United States adopting from Taiwan with the help of the Families for Children agency. We have been waiting for nearly a year to be matched with a child just like you in Taiwan.

Even though you are too young to understand the words of this letter, we want you to know that half way around the world, there is a family in the United States that is thinking of you. We pray for your health, happiness, and development as you learn about the world around you. We also pray that the good people at Chung Yi will find a mother and a father for you, to make a family that will love you forever.

We are Christians, and celebrate the birth of our savior Jesus on December 25th each year. Our family gives gifts to each other at Christmas to celebrate God’s gift to the world, his son Jesus. At Christmas time we decorate a Christmas evergreen tree with white lights, silk flowers, ribbon, and ornaments that are special to us. We also decorate the outside of our home with evergreen, white lights, and red ribbon. It looks very pretty, especially when it snows. The day before Christmas we eat large delicious meal at Sarah’s mother’s home, and then go to church together late at night. At church we have special music with singers, English handbells, trumpets, and drums. Christmas day we travel to Sarah’s grandparents’ home on a lake where all of the aunts, uncles, and cousins, and their children gather together for food and fun with family. Sometimes the lake freezes solid and we can walk on top of the lake. Kevin’s family lives far away, and we spend an entire week with them every year right after Christmas.

This year, thinking of you and praying for your future will be an important part of our Christmas experience. We have sent some Christmas gifts to help you explore and grow. There’s a camera too so that when you are older, you can look back on more pictures of yourself when you were a little baby at Chung Yi. Merry Christmas, little one!

With love,
Kevin and Sarah