As many of you know, we're in the process of adopting our two kids through the foster care system. That's how we feel burdened to respond to God's call to care for the orphan, but there are many ways each of us can do that. For some, it means helping and serving those who adopt. For others, it is adopting a child.
Some friends of ours are pursuing adoption in Latvia. It is amazing to hear their story and how much God is teaching both of us through this waiting process, despite the vast differences between an international adoption and a local foster/adopt situation. One of the huge differences between the two paths is the cost.
Through a link on Facebook, I recently discovered an awesome website. The website is called Give 1, Save 1. There is a site for Africa, Asia, domestic adoptions, and Europe (coming soon). The premise is that each week they post a profile of one family pursuing adoption. They ask each visitor to the site to give $1 (or more) to the family of the week. There is a profile, sometimes a video, and you learn about the way that family is trying to bring the child into their home.
I was struck by this idea...so simple, yet incredibly powerful. One dollar. That really isn't much money over the course of the week. I can easily walk into the dollar aisle at Target and spend $1 on something my kids will play with for five minutes. How about investing that dollar in a child, in a family?
So, my plan is to give $1 every Monday to the highlighted family on the Give 1, Save 1 website. It is a very small way, on a weekly basis, to be reminded of the unbelievable way God has provided for us as we've walked the road of adoption. It is also a tangible reminder to the person I'm giving to, that I support their adoption and their response to God's command to care for the fatherless.
Will you join me in the weekly Give 1, Save 1 donation?
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