Mac Powell Adoption Story

I greatly appreciate what they say here (that is why I am posting it) and resonate with almost all of it. One small thing that I am still thinking about (and maybe you can help me think through it as well) is when his wife mentions being "colorblind". I am not sure I am comfortable with the term "colorblind". I know what she means and absolutely agree (color should not be the differentiating marker of love or care) but when we speak of being colorblind I fear that that term can in someways minimize the realities of culture or  might imply that adopting a child of a different color, especially a black child in a white family in the US, is more simple than it might be in reality.

My wife and I could potentially do our daughter (she is black) a great disservice if we didn't fully embrace and Biblically address what the Gospel says about identity, culture, and acceptance so that we can combat all the false messages about identity, culture, and acceptance that she will most likely glean from the culture.

If one assumes (and I don't know whether the Powells are assuming this or not) that we should simply be "colorblind" at the expense of seeking to fully understand to the best of our ability what it means to be black in a white family in America, we could unintentionally do great harm to our adopted black children.  I am simply advocating for intentionality in our communication, cross-cultural learning, and Biblical fidelity in these matters. 

Perhaps I am reading far too much into her one simple statement and I'm sure they are thinking about these same issues in reference to their black child with a high degree of sobriety and seriousness.  But nonetheless, I think this is an important discussion to have. 

As a side note, at the end the interviewer emphasizes that not all are called to adopt but clearly all are called to orphan care (James 1:27). All Christians need to think through what that looks like to them.