Adoption. Orphans. Where do I begin? The Lord has been doing big things in my heart. Things I don’t understand. Things that are, truth be told, scary! But so exciting at the same time!
I tend to be a little slow sometimes, and the Lord is so good to send me reminder after reminder.
Here’s a little picture of the journey my heart-path has taken recently.
I’ve met Lauren, Tricia, and Lara via blogging. They are all in the process of adopting. Lauren has a site called Poppie Lane and all proceeds go toward bringing her little Tucker home! Giveaway this Wednesday! Next month I will be doing a FUN GIVEAWAY to help out Lara! Be sure to check out Tricia’s book, She’s Not Your Real Mommy.
I have dear friends, Brian and Sue who have adopted a little girl from China, and have been in the process for 4 years to get their daughter Olivia, from Guatemala.
I’m reading the book, Choosing To See, but Mary Beth Chapman. (Book Giveaway coming soon)!
I see so much regarding Compassion International. Especially on Ann’s blog lately.
Then there is Lysa TerKeurst and her inspiring adoption story featured on Oprah!
My heart was drawn to these kids in the Dominican Republic last year.
My husband and I decided to go down the path of supporting orphans through a ministry in our church, called Faith Ministries International.
Tonight we received our packet of information from Faith Ministries International. We will experience the blessing of sponsoring this little girl:
Rose Michelle
My heart immediately melted into a heaping pile of mush upon seeing her sweet little face! Both of her parents died when she was 3 years old. She is now 7 and lives in an orphanage in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
So, all of this being said… I don’t know what God is doing, except for, giving me a passion for orphans and missions in general.
James 1:27 says, “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.”
What are you doing to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction? Do you sponsor a child? Have you considered adoption? I’d love to hear what God is doing in YOUR HEART!
Thanks for visiting!