This beautiful yet sad post caught my attention today….
Category: Adoption
The Prayer of My Broken Heart
I sit here in the hallways of the church right in the middle of the CAFO conference (the largest orphancare conference in the world), overflowing with about 2000 attendees. We have been listening to a multitude of stories, inspiring stories – a few were easy, but most were hard, hard stories. And, as I have… Continue reading The Prayer of My Broken Heart
Eve of Sorrow, Dawn of Joy
It’s a girl!” So began my life in a hospital located right beside a lake where unwanted baby girls were drowned near Bangalore, India. Fortunately for me, in a country where over 50 million baby girls are missing through gendercide, my birth mother chose life! I was then adopted at 10 months old, just six… Continue reading Eve of Sorrow, Dawn of Joy
Movie: Change of Plans
When you respond to a special call but then life gives you more than you bargain for…….
Anne of Green Gables
I devoured the Anne of Green Gables book series when I was a mere fourth grader in Sophia Girls High School in Bangalore, India! I could not put them down, even going after school between library days to get the next book in the series. I was after all following in my Mom’s footsteps as… Continue reading Anne of Green Gables
Race, Caste and Class
A story is told of a prince who wants to marry a real princess, but is having difficulty because there are many pretenders who are in fact not princesses at all. One stormy night a young woman drenched with rain seeks shelter in the prince’s castle, claiming to be a princess….Continue reading Race, Caste and Class
Adoption Destroyed Birthdays For Me
Realization hit me recently that I have rarely been able to celebrate birthdays in our family. It was not so when I was growing up – I used to love birthdays and my brother and I usually had a combined party each year with school or neighborhood friends, and we had family celebrations with my… Continue reading Adoption Destroyed Birthdays For Me
Mom’s Address to Her Adopted Son on His Wedding Day
Babies are eagerly awaited and treasured and parental love grows from the very beginning. But what do you do when God chooses to start your family by giving you a broken, hurting, traumatized 6 year old to love and care for as your own son? Well, Dad and I thought that love and fresh air would… Continue reading Mom’s Address to Her Adopted Son on His Wedding Day
Is Choosing to Adopt Going Too Far?
Yes, we can support children in orphanages – and orphanages do have their place. However when we choose adoption, it becomes a beautiful reflection of the very nature of God Himself, and stands as a testament of the gospel to a watching world! If God has loved us so much that He became our Father, how can we stop at less? We can step out boldly … Continue reading Is Choosing to Adopt Going Too Far?