Can I just tell you how hard it is to see the faces of new children, waiting to be adopted, every single day, and not be able to do anything else about it? Even though we are working on bringing 2 of them home in a few months, these faces pop up in my facebook feed or my email and I think, "Am I sure I couldn't handle 1 more?" I know better. I know this is all I can handle right now. But who is going to snatch up that 13 year old boy, who ages out in June? How is that 11 year old sweet girl with an eye condition going to get the vision help she needs sitting in an orphanage?
As much as my heart goes out to these children, and sometimes I want to look away because these stories bother me so much, I am thankful for the daily reminder to pray for orphans all over the world. I pray they will have their basic needs of food and clothing met. I pray they will find the love of a forever family. I pray they will be protected from physical and sexual abuse. I pray they might find care for the medical needs many of these children have. I pray for those children who are nearing the point of aging out and must take on the life of an adult, whether they are ready or not. I pray for the nannies and foster families who care for the children on a daily basis--they need patience and compassion. I pray for the governments who close off their countries from international adoption, making it nearly impossible for some of these children to ever find homes. I pray for the governments who, like China, have some extreme qualifications for adoptive parents, turning away parents who are perfectly capable and willing to care for a child. I pray for the agencies who facilitate foster placements and adoptions, that they will remain focused on the good of the children.
Will you join me today in praying for these needs?
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