Did you know…..
90% of children in the foster care systems end up on the streets and often in human trafficking?
If every Bible-believing church in America adopted only 3 children, that the need for a government-run foster care system would be almost completely wiped out?
Something must be done. Kyle and I have been hearing the Holy Spirit whisper adoption for a while now, but after we heard these numbers, the whisper grew to a scream and we are currently preparing our home to receive a little one. A child’s case has not been brought to us at this time, but we are in the season of getting through all of the paperwork and we hope to be able to take in an infant as soon as the fall. It’s exciting. It’s terrifying. It’s probably one of the most adventurous things Kyle and I have done- but our hearts are too broken to just sit by and watch the next generation be fatherless.
Deuteronomy 10:18, “He defends the cause of the fatherless and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing.”
Isaiah 1:17 ,” Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.
James 1:27, “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”
Romans 8: 15- 17, “For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, ‘Abba! Father!’ The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, heirs also, heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him so that we may also be glorified with Him.”
Malachi 4: 5-6, “See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before that great and dreadful day of the LORD comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers; or else I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
***important note*** Not everybody will be called to physically adopt a child, but we must pray for a church that will welcome in the fatherless. Even if you are not specifically called to adopt, I want to encourage you to support those families who are, by lots of prayer, practical support, and finances when needed.
These are some people who are currently walking out an adoption calling:
http://www.randyandkelsey.com
http://randybohlender.wordpress.com
http://louxfamilyblog.com
