Most people look at us a little funny when we explain to them that we are choosing to adopt before having children by birth. Adoption seems to be very scary to some people and we get lots of interesting questions such as "are you afraid you are not going to love them the same if you do have biological children?". When I think of this question I think of how God adopted us into His home and loves us more than I can possibly understand. Although these children will enter our home in a different way, they will still be our children that God placed with us. We are beyond thrilled with the idea that we have this great opportunity to bring children in our family and give them an eternal home with Christ.
James 1:27
27Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
Not everyone is meant or called to adopt, but this verse above really shows that as Christians we are all called to care for orphans and widows. This could mean by adopting, working in orphanages or simply supporting others in your Church to adopt. I believe that verse above should be practiced in every Church, whether by sponsoring adoptions, having adoption bible studies, sending missionaries to other countries, or by praying for those that are adopting.
Kim
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