Adoption

Three minutes of your time, please. This video utterly breaks my heart. Of course, part of me thinks that if governments didn't try to make adoption so very difficult, this wouldn't be as big of a problem as it is! I personally know of people who would adopt but find the cost prohibitive. Anyway, we could argue in circles. Take a moment and watch the video if you would:



Videos like these will, I hope, cause you think about sponsoring a child through Compassion International. Think of it this way: even if you do not find yourself in a position to adopt a child yourself, you can give around $30 a month to a family so that they can afford to keep their children. We sponsor a child and that is exactly how I look at it - I'm providing a way for a family to stay together. As one of the mothers in this video said - she would LOVE to keep her child but can't afford it. Compassion International makes a way.

And our own home front - we are looking forward to bringing home our new son in about six weeks! We are beside ourselves with excitement and can't wait to start sharing lives with this new little blessing. Stay tuned!

Regardless of where you are at on the issue of adoption, the least you can do is pray for the children who are in need and want of homes.