Yesterday I had the privilege of going to a meeting of new alliance of churches in Houston forming to support each other in orphan, foster care and adoption ministries. Our worship pastor is in the process of adopting a son from Ethiopia and he is starting a life group with an orphan care focus that my husband and I will be a part of. This is a brand new focus for our church but it clearly is not as new for many many other churches in Houston, as evidenced by the passion at this meeting. I think all the people in the room had either already adopted or were in the process of adopting, except me. The ideas exchanged and support for each other because of the heart for orphans God has placed in each of us were inspiring. It’s clear to me that the hand of God is moving, not only in Houston but across the country, and Christians are responding to the call in scripture to care for the fatherless.
At the meeting I got to finally meet Missy, (and her husband Walker) from It’s Almost Naptime, who just sent in their dossier to adopt a little girl from Ethiopia. I also met a bunch of folks from four other churches just in my town of Katy who are passionately following God’s call in this direction. I’m excited to get to know these folks better in the coming months.
There are 48 verses in scripture that are not even arguable about God’s command that His followers take notice and actively support orphans. Adoption is a perfect picture of the gospel, a living and breathing picture of what God has done for us through Jesus, saving us from our desperate situation and bringing into His family as co-heirs with Christ. It is for THIS reason that I think Christians should expand their families, not because they want more kids, not because I would love a little girl to add to my boys. As David Platt puts it, in his book Radical
Yesterday I saw Methodists, Baptists, Episcopalians, Lutherans and Presbyterians working together and sharing with each other for a common goal. It was really beautiful. I have a vision of the churches in Houston working together and living like the church in Acts, sharing their resources humbly with each other, and I think it is going to happen through this alliance.
Sarah…I love your heart for the fatherless, and your desire to do something about it! May God continue to stir the hearts of his people to make a difference in the lives of many, many fatherless children.
Sarah…I love your heart for the fatherless, and your desire to do something about it! May God continue to stir the hearts of his people to make a difference in the lives of many, many fatherless children.
Sarah…I love your heart for the fatherless, and your desire to do something about it! May God continue to stir the hearts of his people to make a difference in the lives of many, many fatherless children.
That is very cool. This is a commitment that will benefit the child obviously but also benefit the parents that adopt.
That is very cool. This is a commitment that will benefit the child obviously but also benefit the parents that adopt.
That is very cool. This is a commitment that will benefit the child obviously but also benefit the parents that adopt.