Moving Toward Adoption

By faith and prayer our family has decided to move forward into the process of adopting a child into our family. We have five main reasons for this:

1. We want to model the character of God who, "executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing" (Deut. 10:18).

2. We want to model the gospel of Jesus as ones who have been adopted into the family of God (Eph. 1:3-10).

3. We desire to see James 1:27 lived out in our lives by caring for orphans. Why not care for one by adopting them and giving them a new life?

4. We want to see a culture of adoption raised up at the church where I work and as a full-time staff person we believe that it is very important that leaders model the values that we teach.

5. FOR US, our only real reason for NOT adopting is selfishness. If we can afford to support three kids I think we’ll probably be ok with four. The prospect of having an even crazier home, or getting up with another child in the middle of the night, or having enough energy to train and discipline another child pales in comparison with the overwhelming needs of an abandoned child who needs a loving Christian family. You could respond and ask, "Do you think that all those that choose not to adopt a child are selfish?" Certainly not, that is why I stress the FOR US part. But it might be a good idea to ask yourself why you don't want to adopt. I am fully aware that there are great reasons not to adopt, but if you are a Christian, you must come to terms with God's commands to care for the poor, needy, voiceless and powerless. If it's not adoption, then in what ways does your life reflect an incorporation of these commands?

We are moving forward with All God's Children as our adoption agency. Would you pray with us that God would provide the means to see this desire fulfilled and that our family would be nothing but a blessing to an orphan child?