Where He Came From

We received more info this week.

Last week I posted that we

received the most precious picture

of our little guy and

spoke with another mom about

how Tobias is doing in Congo right now.

Well soon after that,

the same couple posted

several VIDEOS of Tobi!!!!!!

Wow, we did NOT expect to have such

a glimpse into the little person that he is!

There were also many pictures.

They were so thoughtful to capture these

for all the parents that are here...

waiting.

So that made our WEEK!

We've watched those videos so many times!

We can't get over how gorgeous Tobias is

and how precious his smile is!

We got to see him look at our

pictures and hear his voice say,

"Mama," "Papa," and "Noelle!"

"Joy" was way too hard for a French speaking child!

Anyway,

we are on cloud nine with these

precious pictures and videos.

And now we have some more information

about where Tobias was before

he came to be at this orphanage.

I'd like to share it with you

(whoever reads this!)

because I feel like many of you

are a part of his little life already!

So here is the information we received:

In March of this year (2012),

a man saw some people gathering around

a little boy outside a church

in a certain village in Congo.

He approached them,

and saw that the little boy was crying,

holding a donut in one hand

and a bag in the other.

He asked the little boy who it was that brought him to the church,

and he said, his "mama"

and that his name was Chrinovic.

(that's his given name, we are changing it to Tobias) 

The man took him around the neighborhood,

but no one recognized him.

He took him to his home for the night,

but he was inconsolable. 

He cried all night.

He did the same thing the next day.

No one recognized our little guy.

He finally looked inside the bag that

Chrinovic was holding and found

a shirt, 2 pairs of pants,

and a note.

It had his full name on it.

That was all.

This is when the man fully

realized that this little boy's

mama had abandoned him in front of that church.

She left him with

a donut, a few pieces of clothing,

and his name.

He was then taken to another orphanage in town,

where he stayed for 3 months.

No one came looking for him while he was there.

After that, he was recommended to

Didier's orphanage where he is now.

He has been there since June.

From what we've been told,

he obviously has been granted peace

that he did not know before!

He is now a super happy little boy!

I can only pray that he does

not remember that terrible night

that his birth mama left him.

I don't know what kind of a life

he had with her,

but I do know that he was frightened

and definitely felt

"abandoned"

when he was left.

So that is what we know.

We will probably never know anything

else about where or who he came from. 

We are thankful for what The Lord

has allowed us to know,

and we are thankful for what He has kept

from us.

We are so thankful for those that

have helped bring him

to the loving place he is now

and that they have been used by our

Creator to bring him to his

forever family.

To his new Mama and Papa

that will love him unconditionally

and share the love of Christ with him.