A Special Gift

Last week Neylan received such a nice gift from our agency. He got a nice book and a letter. We got a letter too. The book is basically a biography of Bertha Holt, the founding mother of adoption in Korea, Holt, Int, and an international adoption pioneer. She and her husband, Harry, adopted 8 children from South Korea. I am so glad we took the time and had the opportunity to visit Holt Ilsan during our visit. One of Harry and Bertha's daughters, Molly, was who we were able to visit with when we went. An amazing woman who is carrying on their legend in an amazing way. I can't wait to read more about this amazing woman and eventually share this book with Neylan when he is old enough to learn about the history of adoption in Korea.

Adam and I received a nice letter from Holt welcoming us home and into the Holt family. They have truly been a wonderful agency to work with.

The last letter was one addressed to Neylan. It welcomed him into his new forever family and then had a special message from Bertha "Grandma" Holt. She used to send a letter to all the children that were adopted. Her portion reads: I'll always be interested in  knowing and hearing about all the exciting things that are filling your life. I pray that you will be blessed with joy and be a source of great happiness for your family. Remember that you are unique and there is no one in the world like you. My prayer for you is that you will grow and learn to your fullest potential and to know the Lord as your Savior.

I will be putting these things into a special place for Neylan. Several have given ideas for putting together a memory box to hold mementos from our trip and journey, such as his bottles from Holt, coming home outfit, pictures from his foster mom, ticket stubs, etc. Hope to get going on this soon.