Orphan Sunday

On November 4th, 2012, thousands of events echo across America and around the globe, all sharing a single goal: that God’s great love for the orphan will find echo in our lives as well. http://orphansunday.org/about/

Today at church we spent an hour praying for orphans and the abandoned children around the world, as well as those who are called to adopt and foster them.  We also had an announcement of a ministry within our church that we (as a church) are starting a separate ministry to orphans, adoptive families, and foster-care families (our church is relatively young - but we are packed with families who have adopted and/or are fostering children!).

Through prayer we have seen miracles in adoption -- many families have adopted when they thought they would not be able to do so, and children have come into families when it seemed the child had no hope of the adoption coming to completion.  

Just last night we attended a fundraising event where we were introduced to dozens of internationally adopted children who have found love and security in American families.  They came from many different nations -- and all were so  uniquely beautiful (handsome, cute, adorable) that we were overwhelmed.  How blessed we are to live in a country where international adoption is encouraged and supported!  How blessed to live in a community where it is celebrated!!

May we all continue to pray that more orphans will find their forever families and that more families will be blessed with the gift of a new family member to love!