a poem for stephen-fua

(the women at our church gave my mommy a "spiritual" shower and this poem was read to her. amazing!)


Your Mommy and Daddy prayed for a child from God for many days and nights,
The months and the years went by and still no sign of a child was in sight,

Finally your Mommy and Daddy had thoughts of adopting a child from Samoa,
But God found favor with your Mommy and Daddy and gave them you, Stephen-Fua,

The Bible tell us of a woman named Hannah who had prayed for a child for many years,
She spent time in the temple crying out to God with all her heart and with many tears,

God is not slack concerning His promises, He gave Hannah her child and called him by name,
God gave you to your Mommy and Daddy because His promise to them was the same,

God’s promises are “yes” and “Amen” and His timing is not according to man,
His ways are not our ways and He had you, Stephen-Fua in the very palm of His hand,

As you grew and grew in your Mommy’s tummy, sometimes you would kick and cause lots of pain,
But your Mommy never complained, she kept praising God for you Stephen-Fua and counted it all gain,

At the time of this poem you are not yet born and your Aunties and Uncles which are not a few,
Continue to thank God for the promised child, Stephen-Fua which is you,

We welcome you with our hearts overflowing and are anxious to see your sweet little face,
We are honored to be part of God’s family and rejoice with your Mommy and Daddy at God’s unfailing grace.

You are the promised child, Stephen-Fua

Written with love by: Pat Jackson (Aunty Pat)

August 1, 2007