Dear friends,
We have some very exciting news about what God is doing in our family. For years, we have talked about adopting, both because we love children and because God does. We knew that "some day" we would do it, and for us, some day has come! God has been breaking our hearts for the 145 million orphans around the world, and so we have talked with our kids and we have all felt a strong leading from God to pursue this, for His glory.
God has been preparing our family for this for a long time. So many of our friends and folks we admire are passionate about orphan care and adoption, and we have and continue to read many great books and have life-changing conversations with others about these issues. It seems God is awakening the church all over the world to care for these kids and He has been speaking to our family as well. Our family devotions have pointed toward making a difference and living a life sold out to God’s will. We have particularly studied and been captivated by Isaiah 58:6-12
6"Is not this the fast that I choose:
to loose the bonds of wickedness,
to undo the straps of the yoke,
to let the oppressed go free,
and to break every yoke?
7Is it not to share your bread with the hungry
and bring the homeless poor into your house;
when you see the naked, to cover him,
and not to hide yourself from your own flesh?
8Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
and your healing shall spring up speedily;
your righteousness shall go before you;
the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
9Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer;
you shall cry, and he will say, 'Here I am.'
If you take away the yoke from your midst,
the pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,
10 if you pour yourself out for the hungry
and satisfy the desire of the afflicted,
then shall your light rise in the darkness
and your gloom be as the noonday.
11And the LORD will guide you continually
and satisfy your desire in scorched places
and make your bones strong;
and you shall be like a watered garden,
like a spring of water,
whose waters do not fail.
12 And your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt;
you shall raise up the foundations of many generations;
you shall be called the repairer of the breach,
the restorer of streets to dwell in.
We are so humbled to know that God is blessing us in this way! What a privilege to get to do this! We are just starting out on this journey. We would covet your prayers for us as we navigate much paperwork and red tape. You may not be able to adopt, but you can help in this Orphan Crisis with your prayers and resources. Not just for us, but for the many families in the process of rescuing these children. Please pray about how you can be involved in helping these children who really are the “least of these”.
Roger, Caroline, Bennett, Sam, Emmie, and Isaiah
Links about adoption:
http://reecesrainbow.org/http://www.showhope.org/Resources/TheNeed.aspx
http://www.theorphanfoundation.org/resources/The_Orphan_Crisis.pdf
http://www.allgodschildren.org/
http://www.projecthopeful.org/
1 comment:
I am so excited for you! I am praying!
Love and Blessings,
Pam
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