Happy Birthday Sweet Baby Girl

On September 24th, 2004, God sent one of His most precious possessions to live on earth, in the hope that somehow, she would be able to change the world. The family that God placed her with could not keep her, for reasons known only to them and to God, and so they placed her at the gate of the Yongxiu County Social Welfare Institute in Jiangxi, China. The orphanage named her Jiang Yong Xing and she grew in God's grace and mercy until He readied a new family for her. We were that family and she has definitely changed our world and His. Just before her second birthday, Jiang Yong Xing became Lily Grace Xing Green and beban turning our world upside down.


We've celebrated three birthdays with Lily Grace now - my how fast time goes by! The first year, we celebrated together as a family, just Lily Grace, Austin, and mommy and daddy. We didn't want to overwhelm her. It was such a cool celebration. Then last year, we had the children from church over for a Dora bounce party. Most of the kids were much older than Lily Grace, but it didn't matter to her. So this year, we decided to finally have one of those invite everyone parties that you simply cannot have at home - for fear of your home being destroyed! And so, Jump Zone agreed to let us terrorize their facility for a few hours one Saturday afternoon. This time, we invited all of Lily Grace's friends and she was so excited she could barely breathe by the time the party was to happen.








Check out the pictures of Lily Grace and her friends at her "Jump Zone" party! Thank you to all of Lily Grace's friends for coming to the party and thanks to their parents for letting us share time with them. Thanks especially to Tom and Laura Morgan who drove from Russelville to bring Lily Grace's friend, Sarah to the party. Sarah also grew up in the Yongxiu Social Welfare Institute in Jiangxi while waiting for her forever family.








Happy Birthday Sweet Baby Girl! Mommy and Daddy and Austin love you!

Love,
Jerry, Connie, Austin, Lily Grace, and Lia Faith
Green, Party of Five