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Julian
We needed a miracle. Julian's mother came to White
Mountain Pregnancy Clinic seeking an abortion. Upon seeing her baby boy during a sonogram
she chose "life". Wanting no one to know her situation, she needed a place to go
for the duration of her pregnancy. We sent her to a home in Phoenix. During her stay she
came to know Christ. Her fervent wish for her son was that he would be placed with a
Christian family. This, however, seemed nearly impossible because he was half Native
American and half African American. (It is extremely difficult to place Native American
babies with non tribal families. The tribe must approve the adoption, something they
rarely do.)
While the prayers were going up on Michael’s behalf, God
was preparing the heart of Maurice and Suzi Provenche. They had adopted one baby, only to
have her taken away because of a technical error which allowed the mother to change her
mind. They were broken hearted. They then adopted their daughter. Desperately wanting more
children, they were nonetheless wary of going through the procedure again. During a time
of prayer, God spoke to Maurice that there would indeed be another child in their future.
The waiting and wondering were almost too much to bear. Yet, they trusted in God’s
promise as they prepared for the unknown child God had promised. Their joy was unspeakable
when they received a call telling them that a baby boy was waiting for them. There was
only one problem. They would have to appear in tribal court with the mother and plead
their case. Still trusting that God had ordained this adoption, they nervously appeared
before the tribal judge, petitioning the court to release Michael to their custody for
adoption. Standing next to them was the birth mother and grandmother. The judge, who was
very kind and gentle, honored the birth mother’s request to allow the
Provenche’s to adopt her son.
Two hours later the birth mother, grandmother, Maurice, Suzi
and Director, Dinah Monahan met in the WCPC clinic for the "Blessing Ceremony."
The birth mother laid hands on the adoptive couple and prayed a prayer of blessing as she
transferred the authority to raise her child to Maurice and Suzi. A minute alone, a
tearful good-bye and the birth mother left, knowing God had heard her prayer and her son
would be raised in a Christian home by parents who love him dearly.
Many people were involved in the care of Julian during the
time it took to arrange his adoption - approximately two months. During that time, the
counselors at WCPC fell in love with him. Over and over we were told that this adoption
was close to impossible. But God had plans for Julian. When it was all over and Julian was
home with his new mommy and daddy, all of us involved had a sense of awe, knowing that we
had indeed been involved in a miracle!
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