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Makennas Journey - The Pelton Family Adoption Story “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made."(Psalm 139:13-14) We are leaving(or have left) for China on Thursday October 25th. We will meet Makenna on Monday October 29th! Check the new journal for updates and pictures! Prayer Requests Praise the Lord for our referral! Pray that our travel details can be worked out! Continued prayer for additional financing That we will be able to travel to China soon! That the Lord would keep our Makenna safe, happy and healthy while she is waiting for her forever family Makenna Pelton Chinese Name: Zhang Xin Guang(Zang Shin Guong) Born: 2-6-07 Height: 59 cm. Weight: 13.2 lbs. Our journey to Makenna began many years ago when Galen and I first met a couple who had adopted a little girl from China. At that time we commented to each other how wonderful it would be to be able to do the same thing someday. We figured that if the time was ever right to adopt, the Lord would make it clear to us. Over the years, the subject came up again off and on. Then in the spring of 2005, we went to our niece’s graduation in Tulsa, OK. There was a couple there who had been back from China with their daughter for only a few months. She was beautiful. Tina (the mom) shared with us about their experience and how wonderful it had been. She also told us about America World Adoption Association and said they were wonderful to work with. When we got home we begin doing some serious research and we also began to pray diligently asking the Lord if the time was right. My specific prayer was that the Lord would let us both know, separately, if it was His will for us to adopt a daughter from China. He answered that prayer and confirmed to each of us independently that we were to proceed. We were so excited when...