Big, liquid, deep, dark-brown eyes that miss little.  A beautiful, round-cheeked face.  A tiny snub of a nose.  Perfectly shaped ears.  Twin dimples that flash upon smiling.  Soft, thick black hair that sticks up all over.

Yes, that describes our new family member, Promise Hope.  Our brand new daughter, who arrived three days ago from Liberia, in Africa.  We are wild with joy; we can't believe that God has blessed us by giving us another child in need!

Yet that is exactly what has happened.  The months of waiting, uncertainty, even fear are finally behind us; we can now look towards the future unafraid, and know that God will take care of things as they occur.

This is Sarah Wright.  I am so happy I could cry:  in fact, that's all I've done the past few days; however the tears I cry now are not of sadness, but ones of joy.  We can't believe that all the waiting is now over; we can now give our new child the love, sense of security, and family that she's probably never known.

Promise Hope.  Such a fitting name for our daughter!  She is a promise and a possibility; she is a miracle from God, and God has brought her to us, to raise her as our own!  It's been a huge answer to prayer (although Mwugu is jealous of her; he was hoping for a little brother!  LOLOLOL)!

We took Promise to church with us; everyone was happy for us; however, the crowd of people descending on her caused her to scuttle behind the baptismal in the lobby, where Wayne soon found her, crying her little heart out.  We reassured her it was okay; everyone was happy for her, and they only wanted to meet her.

It didn't take long for her to calm down, especially when daddy presented her with a huge cherry all-day sucker. 

We now  have five beautiful children, four adopted, two from China, two from Africa; yet through the miracle of adoption, they are ours, forever and ever.  They join our youngest, Rheese, who is quickly turning into a two-year-old terror.  LOLOL  We may look strange to a lot of people, but we are a family, and nothing can ever change that!

Today we take Promise to the doctor, for her checkup; we want to make sure she is okay, that she isn't carrying any unforseen tropical diseases.  Hopefully she (and we) will have a good report!  I will let you know how it went next time I write!

We also take Promise to get some new clothes:  she is sadly lacking in that department.  She also needs new socks, shoes, leg braces, crutches (the ones she has now are in irrepair; they are in terrible shape). 

We will also have to get some new diapers:  she isn't toilet trained, but we are hopeful that in the future she will be.  She is a very smart little girl, and we feel it won't be long before she adapts to her new world here in America.

In addition, we will have to register her for school; she will probably be in kindergarten or pre-K, until she catches up with her language/developmental skills; she is probably behind most kids her age due to being born in a foreign land.

We have our work cut out for us.  Just keep us in your prayers as we help our brand new daughter adjust, and pray that she learns to love us, her new family, as well as her new life here in America!  It must be so overwhelming for her!

Thanking you in advance~

As always, your friend in Tennessee, Sarah Ruth Wright.  :)