Monday, April 18, 2011

Why Adoption?


Jonathan and I wanted to take a moment to share what draws us towards adoption…
Throughout this journey we have been introduced to individuals and information that continually remind us that people are at the center of God’s heart. Scripture specifically mentions three types of people (orphans, widows, and aliens/strangers) that He desires for His people to care for. This is mentioned no less than 60 times in scripture – I think He is trying to get our attention : )     eH
Although we realize that adoption is not for everyone, we do believe that all of us our called to some type of service. Whether we help collect & deliver food to families, tutor a child struggling in school, spend time with the elderly at a nursing home, or any other of the hundreds of options to serve people, it is during these times that we feel closest to the heart of God. In fact, we believe that if Jesus was still here in human form, we would find him spending his time with people in these sorts of ways.
We feel blessed to be able to take part in the charge to care for the orphans, widows, and aliens, through the international adoption process. Tom Davis, an accomplished author, speaker, and adoptive father, summarizes it best in his book Fields of the Fatherless, when he states,
“In this world you are an orphan – eagerly anticipating your adoption as God’s child.
In this world you are a widow – longing for reunion with your Bridegroom.
In this world you are a stranger – a pilgrim waiting to become a citizen of heaven.

And in this world, God has called you to care for the orphan, the stranger, and the widow….brings you back to what Christianity is really about:
giving yourself to others, being Christ to a hurting world, and living for the one that comes next.”

It is our prayer that, through this process, we will desire what His heart desires and grow closer to Him as a result.

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