A Family is Born: An Amazing Experience!

She hasn't seen her husband for two and a half months. He left in June for the Congo. Why would he go there? For a baby. She desperately wanted a baby. As a last resort, they decided that he would travel to an orphanage in the Congo. The easiest part was probably the adoption. Getting home was the hard part. He faced many brick walls along the way. But, brick walls are just there to weed out the people who don't want it bad enough. Meanwhile, she is at home, doing everything she can to get her family home. At least they have many friends to pray, help and support them along the way. With help, she gets the house and the baby's room all ready. Finally, the day comes when all of the paperwork is in order and he and the baby can come home. She gets them a flight. Their friends put signs in their yard and chalk drawings on their driveway. She gets all dressed up and goes to the airport along with a bunch of friends to be reunited with her husband and meet her new daughter. But, then they get the call that he and the baby are stuck in DC for the night. At least they are on American soil! But, she has been waiting for so long and now she has to go home alone one more night. Again the next morning, she and their friends head to the airport. The flight is on time. She stands at the window watching and waiting for her family to get off the plane. The minute she sees them, her arms go straight up in the air. She starts to wail! She's crying and running to the door of the gate. She stands there, waiting for him to walk through that door. The people who came through before him, asks her if she is the mom and tells her that she has a beautiful little girl coming. And here they come! As their friends cheer and cry, she runs to them and embraces them. They stand there, the three of them, in an embrace that seems to last forever. She then gets to hold her baby girl for the first time. The baby has such a good disposition. She isn't overwhelmed by it all. She's just looking around with wide eyes, taking it all in. While he goes around to hug every single person there, she sets the baby down to let her walk around and greet everyone. Then as he reaches down to pick up his suitcases, the emotion washes over him. He lays his head on his arms and sobs. She comes over and holds him. Then the baby sees him crying and for the first time since they arrived, she begins to cry. The new family embraces as they cry. Along with them, their friends are all crying, too. What a reunion! After all of the hugs and tears, the new family heads home. Mother and daughter walk out hand in hand as father follows in awe. As a friend who was there that day, I was amazed by the experience. The love in that terminal on that day was just unbelievable. He comes back home a hero for enduring what he did and bringing a beautiful baby girl to his wife. Years from now, that little girl will be able to say, "My mom and dad loved me so much that they risked everything (their future together and even dad's life) to give me a better life with them in America." And I'm so glad that I got to be a part of their union. It was an experience that I will never forget.