Hi! We are the Van Camps! Kaylyn, Brent, Avenell, Micah, and Emmeline! We are a family created through belly daughters and adoption. Our handsome son, Micah Friday, came home from Uganda in 2013 through adoption and our hearts will never be the same! 

We were not the family that had our hearts set on adoption, in fact that was never in our plans. Our plans were full of the American Dream type living, with dreams of being comfortable and travel. In one night, God changed everything and set us on a new course for our family, broke our hearts for what breaks His, and asked us to follow Him. Not just a little bit, but with our whole lives. In one night, on January 25, 2011, He made it known that our family was missing children and we were to find them.

After a 2 year wait, we met our son Micah and brought him HOME! Adoption has changed us in all the best ways possible. NOT because it is easy. Mostly because it is hard and it pulls us all out of our own comfort and purges our hearts of all that kept us from the beautiful unfolding story God has for us and our family. We are being sanctified every day.

Months ago we began praying about adopting again. Not because we wanted to, honestly, because God had put a specific child on our hearts. This child has special medical needs that seemed really scary at the time, BUT God would not let up. He asked us just to say yes, to trust Him. It took us a long time to surrender our fears of special needs adoption, but when we did there was great peace and excitement. We said yes to this child and waited for God to make a way to bring them home. However, God made it clear now was not the time for this sweet one to be in our family. 

A week later, through only God ordained events, we found Eloise. A friend just felt like she had to share her picture with us, a picture of a girl in China who has been waiting a long time for a family. In a way only God can provide, we had an overwhelming joy and peace that she was our daughter! We asked to see her file and after praying over her we just knew she would be a perfect fit for our family.

After saying we were her family, we saw that she was found on January 25th, 2011, the very same day God started working on our hearts regarding adoption. Yes. God is in every single detail of our lives.

So, we have now begun the process to bring her HOME!!

We have named her Eloise Joy (famous for a warlike/ intense Joy). She will be 5 in July, a month younger than our Emmeline! (yup, we are twinning again)  Eloise was blessed with an extra Chromosome and a whole lot of joy! Some people call it Down Syndrome, but we prefer "Awesome Syndrome". She is thriving and so very smart! She is doing very well with school, learning her colors and alphabet. She understands Mandarin and English, and she uses sign language to communicate as well. She is a tiny princess, very small for her age but makes up for it with her big personality! She shares hugs and kisses often and her smile is infectious, with 2 little chin dimples. We cannot wait to hold her and kiss her sweet cheeks!

We have $30,000 to raise to get her home and we are trusting BIG! This was not the time we would have planned to say yes to another adoption, but God told us to step out in faith and to bring His daughter home to a family! Our first big fundraising hurdle is due in the next 2 weeks. We would love for you to be a part of Eloise's story that God is writing and joining in on getting her HOME to her family! We need a village, we need your help! We were blown away by the love and support we received as a family when we went to Uganda to bring Micah home. We have seen God move HUGE mountains and we are believing in his miracles once again!

Thank you so much for your support! All money raised here is going straight to our Adoption Agency, Children's House International, towards our adoption fees.

Follow along with our journey to Eloise at www.amustardseedjourney.blogspot.com // or on IG at @dunlaplove

We are coming for you, sweet Eloise!!!!