I'm four days-out from visiting an orphanage in Guatemala. The children, orphans are in my mind throughout the day now. I've never been to an orphanage before but have always wanted to adopt. There are so many reasons why I shouldn't adopt right now. It will cost more money than I have, for one. I have other children who need my attention. I should wait until my radio show is making money. And the list goes on. But before I go all "Debbie Downer" on you, let me say that I shouldn't have gone to Guatemala for all those same reasons. Yet the money came in, my kids joined in the fundraising and travel, and my radio show is steadily gaining both an audience and advertisers.
There are two reasons why I must choose to see the need for adoption.
Number One: God loves me, father's me and sent his only son to die for me. I'm adopted. I'm his daughter. He paid my ransom. I am the spiritual orphan. He made his son, Jesus Christ poor so that I will live and have riches in him.
Number Two: Hearing this awesome news of my adoption, hearing how God-The-Father loves to bring spiritual orphans into his house, how can I ignore the state of poverty that orphans live in? How can I not adopt, really?
I've started the research. There's a local organization called "Hearts4Ghana" that has just been established to bring children "home" from an orphanage with as little Red Tape as possible. Today, I plan to contact them.
A friend of mine, Wendy Twit said to me, "adoption is God's Plan A."
You don't have to believe in God to know that children need a home. I will have to trust in God to make a home and grow our family. And the promise I can rest in is that He is preparing a place for those who trust in him, and there will be a great party celebrating the homecoming of all God's adopted children! As we walk by faith, our hope is not in vain.
There are two reasons why I must choose to see the need for adoption.
Number One: God loves me, father's me and sent his only son to die for me. I'm adopted. I'm his daughter. He paid my ransom. I am the spiritual orphan. He made his son, Jesus Christ poor so that I will live and have riches in him.
Number Two: Hearing this awesome news of my adoption, hearing how God-The-Father loves to bring spiritual orphans into his house, how can I ignore the state of poverty that orphans live in? How can I not adopt, really?
I've started the research. There's a local organization called "Hearts4Ghana" that has just been established to bring children "home" from an orphanage with as little Red Tape as possible. Today, I plan to contact them.
A friend of mine, Wendy Twit said to me, "adoption is God's Plan A."
You don't have to believe in God to know that children need a home. I will have to trust in God to make a home and grow our family. And the promise I can rest in is that He is preparing a place for those who trust in him, and there will be a great party celebrating the homecoming of all God's adopted children! As we walk by faith, our hope is not in vain.
