An Adoption Story: There Is A Global Orphan Crisis

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I wrote this a number of years ago, and though some numbers may have changed, they still reflect the hard reality. Adoption is the heart of God—He adopted us—but it is important to know He is calling you to consider adopting, for there will be challenges as well as blessings.

National Adoption Month is wrapping up, but the orphan crisis around the world keeps growing.  Some 163 million children worldwide are considered orphans.All of us should be praying.All of us should ask if this a need we should be giving to.Some of us should ask God if He wants us to follow His model--He adopted us--and bring one--or more--of these children into our home.This "Creation Groans" video will touch your heart.There are many places to learn more about orphans and adoption.  One of my favorites is the Christian Alliance for Orphans, a uniting of more than 100 ministries serving orphans and families.Many people have beautiful stories to tell of God growing their families through adoption.  Mine is just one of them.  It is a story of great challenge and great hope.  I have skimmed the top of our story, with five brief "chapters" of our adventure.  Here they are all together in case you missed some and want to catch up.Chapter 1:  I Am Sending You a SonChapter 2:  The Road to AdoptionChapter 3:  The Hard YearsChapter 4:  A Future and HopeChapter 5:  Lessons for Mom"Defend the cause of the fatherless..."  (Isaiah 1:17)

If you want to know the rest of our story, pick up my new book, When You Love a Prodigal: 90 Days of Grace for the Wilderness.