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Submitted by the reporter on Sat, 10/24/2009 - 12:21

In September this year we celebrated 10 years of marriage and a few weeks prior to that we celebrated Carrie’s 1st birthday. So we have a lot to celebrate as we dedicate her life to our Lord. We feel that we need to share a brief testimony of the road we traveled to get to this point…

Most parents experience the miracle of childbirth and yet some parents experience the miracle of adoption!  For those who don’t know our story we were blessed to experience this awesome miracle of adopting Carrie.

So, where do we start…?
We tried for several years to have a child of our own, but in the end we decided to adopt. Some time after we put our names down to adopt we moved to the USA for 2 years (2005 & 2006) as Greg was transferred there on a work assignment. We joined a wonderful church there and Judy joined a woman’s bible study group. When it was time to repatriate to South Africa in December 2006 a woman in the bible study prophesied that a baby for us was conceived. Carrie was born in August 2007, and if your maths is any good that is 9 months from that prophesy!
 
 On Friday 3rd August 2007 we received a phone call from Linda (our social worker) that our portfolio had been chosen and that we could expect the baby to be born in about 2 weeks time, but Carrie hung in a further 1.5 weeks. We were thrilled to be able to go to the hospital and see her soon after she was born – what an absolutely amazing experience to see this beautiful healthy 4.2kg baby girl. We were allowed to hold her and we took many photos of this special time. 
 
The next day we were allowed to take her home but before we did we had the most special and emotional meeting with her birth mother and grand parents as they said good bye to her. Words simply can not explain this occasion, all we can say is that the Lord was there and He was working in all our hearts that day. That day will forever be etched in our minds and hearts. We took Carrie out the hospital and then I prayed a father’s prayer over her life and we drive home. We were so excited, the emotions and feelings of over-joy were upon us and felt so blessed to be granted the privilege to parent her. That evening most of our friends and family popped in for short visits to see the new arrival.
 
The children’s act allows birth parents 2 months from the time they sign and we knew that only after that time had elapsed that the formal adoption proceedings could take place. Unfortunately 1 week later we were told that her birth father had decided not to grant permission anymore. Although the birth mother wanted to allow us to adopt Carrie, it was evident after a meeting with the birth father that he was not! We were devastated, but our family and friends rallied to support us. 
 
There appeared to be no resolution in sight, yet we were able to take care of Carrie during this time as that was the birth mother’s wish. We were surrounded by so many positive people who prayed for everyone involved. We wanted what was best for Carrie and if God wanted her in our home somehow it would work out, but we had no legal rights to hold on to her – only a miracle could keep her in our home! That miracle took place 2 months later when the birth father unexpectedly withdrew. This allowed the adoption proceedings to resume. A further 7 months went by after that (in total 9 months from her birth) before we celebrated in court when the adoption order was signed.
 
To say that she has been a blessing to us is an understatement; and yet she has been a blessing not only to us but to all our family and friends too. Today we dedicate her life to our Lord Jesus Christ in front of our friends and family and we thank our Lord for such a special child that He has been given to us to love and raise in the His ways. The song by Don Moen: “God will make a way where there seems to be no way” very much sums up our testimony.
 
Greg & Judy Davis-Taylor
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