Below are the reasons behind our little man's name(s). Our prayer is that he will be a joyful blessing to others, and he's doing a great job already. :)
Isaac
“Laughter”
We chose the first name “Isaac” in honor of the Biblical character Isaac. Isaac was a surprise to his parents in their old age. He brought them much joy and “laughter” as the name literally means. He was the child of promise. Isaac was the child through whom the nations of the world would be blessed and ultimately through his line the Savior of the world entered the world. Our hope and prayer for Isaac is that he will be a man who loves to laugh and is a joy to all who know him. We hope that he will be a man who blesses others and shares the good news of our Savior with others.
Timothy
“Honoring God”
We chose the middle name “Timothy” in honor of our friends' son, Timothy. In November Rachel and her friend living in China began corresponding about their pregnancy difficulties as they were both experiencing similar bleeding complications. In early December our friends lost their precious little baby boy whom they had named Timothy. Daddy and Mommy decided to give Isaac the middle name “Timothy” in honor of our friend's son. We want to always remember their sweet baby boy’s life. Some days parenting can be extremely difficult, and on those days we often find ourselves using our children’s full names. Whenever we say “Isaac Timothy” we want to remember how blessed we are to have our little man with us. Timothy's life may have been short, but we will always remember him and God used his life to remind us how blessed and privileged we are to be Isaac’s parents.
福 愷恩
Fu Kai En
“Joyful Blessing”
Our family’s last name is “Fú” meaning “Blessing from God.” “Kǎi” means “Joyful.” “En” means “Grace,” and is also part of Christian's Chinese name “Fú Cóng En” so we're following the Chinese tradition of keeping one character the same in our sons' names. The full meaning of Fú Kǎi En can be explained as a “Joyful Blessing from God.”