A Happy Ending...A New Beginning

Meet the Van Rooyen family...Quentin, Anneldi, Amy and Lara...who recently grew by one member with the addition of Luvo. If you have been following our blog, you might recall our posting about our former Bowy House resident, Luvo, who at the time of THAT posting (Feb. 16th) was moving into another children's home. Enter the Van Rooyen family...who live here in Paarl. After serving as missionaries in Mozambique 12 years ago, and learning about the plight of so many children who lost parents either to the war or to various diseases, they made the decision back then that if the right opportunity would ever present itself, that they would seriously consider adopting...even after having two children of their own. This in hopes of giving a child a home and a future otherwise impossible due to circumstances out of that child's control. Due to a great deal of prayer, and a number of different circumstances (divine interventions), Luvo began to spend weekends with the Van Rooyen family shortly after he entered the other children's home. After several successful weekend visits, he was allowed to stay with the family for the long Easter break ...vacationing with them and their cell group for the whole last week in April in the Karoo. Then on May 9th, the Van Rooyens, armed with much paperwork, went to the Magistrate in the hopes of attaining full foster care of Luvo. Anneldi shares that the magistrate asked just a few questions of she and Quentin, and within 15 minutes they were joyfully on their way out the door with full foster care responsibilities of Luvo. They will continue this process in the hopes of fully adopting Luvo into their family as soon as the good Lord makes it possible. Luvo has settled into his new home quite nicely, and thoroughly enjoys his 13 and 11 year old sisters, Amy and Lara. They are adoring big sisters, and are having great fun with a busy, fun loving little brother. Anneldi says that she believes that this is one of the most important decisions that they have made as a family and that they trust that they will embrace it with all their hearts. All of us at Monte Christo Miqlat have no doubt that this is where Luvo was meant to be, and we are just thrilled with how God has provided such a loving family and home for Luvo...a new beginning. God bless you Van Rooyen family!