National Adoption Awareness Month

November is National Adoption Awareness Month

Like last year, my plan is to blog every day this month about topics related to adoption (general adoption info, a bit of reminiscing about where we were 2 years ago, and info on our upcoming adoption). I pray that God will speak to you in a real and personal way ,and will lead you to make a difference in the life of at least one child.

God calls us to care for orphans and widows. He isn’t calling some of us, but ALL of us. That doesn't mean He calls all of us to adopt, but it does mean we are to care for them in some way.

During this month, I challenge you to find a way to answer His call:

• Make a donation to Vera's adoption fund, and pray for a family to commit to her through adoption (just click on the "Chip In" on the left-hand side of this blog)
• If your church has an adoption or orphan ministry, get involved in it
• If you know a family that is trying to raise funds to adopt, support them with prayers and/or monetary assistance
• If you have a specific country that is close to your heart, find an orphan support organization that you can contribute to financially or through other service
• Check out Reece's Rainbow, a special needs adoption organization. They just started their Angel Tree program and you can sponsor a child for as little as $35!
• Or maybe you feel called to add to your family through adoption.

Every child needs a family. YOU can make a difference in the life of a child. Please prayerfully consider how you can answer His call.

Religion 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. James 1: 27