Today was Orphan Sunday around the world. Unfortunately our church didn't have anything special for Orphan Sunday, but I still think it is so important and I am so thankful for it. I think it serves a purpose because God has called us as Christians to support the widow and the orphan. This won't mean through adoption for most families. However, if God has placed this call upon your heart and then you go to church and hear/learn more about it it might be that nudge you need in order to follow God's plans for your life and your family. I know that God had placed adoption in my heart long before we started the process. I know that the process has been way too long by my estimates and will be just exactly the right amount of time in God's, but I also think that without exposure to adoption in my life (I nannied for a family with 3 beautiful, wonderful boys fro Guatemala), I might not yet be following God's will. Adoption is hard and scary, especially for people with no history of interactions with adoption, perhaps through Orphan Sunday God can help people to overcome their fears and take that first step that completes their families. Praise God for such an opportunity.
James 1:27
Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.
Ps.... Once I actually move my church membership and this adoption thing finally works out, I do plan to bring up Orphan Sunday to my church :)
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