I came home tonight filled and praising the Lord- really praising the Lord! I love that he is showing me how he is an all-the-way God; One who cares about the details. Friends from far and wide came to celebrate. We cried and laughed and prayed and praised. Hallelujah! Best part though is that this isn't the end of the story. In fact, it seems to be just the beginning.
Through the eldest from Ethiopia, a seed was planted for her best friend Sisay, who also has two siblings. Sisay and her sibs got left behind. This time. But we are praying not for long! Our hearts are breaking for them as they wait back in Africa with no hope of when it will be their turn- their turn to have a mommy and daddy and a family all their own. When you begin to get involved in the orphan crisis, and the numbers start to have faces that are real, it becomes an honor to advocate on their behalf. So, a few of us are standing up to fill in the gap pending their forever family.
We have decided to live out our faith and believe for a [specific!] family for these three precious children of God. We are fasting and standing in prayer tomorrow for a breakthrough in their lives. We believe that their FOREVER FAMILY will accept and obey this call, and we are asking that the Lord work swiftly to get these kids HOME.
Will you join us? Because truthfully, if we don't, who will? It's up to us to choose to speak up for those who can't speak for themselves.. it's up to us to choose to defend the fatherless, just like it's up to us to choose to follow Christ.
There is also a gorgeous little 2 1/2 year old boy in Ghana who needs a family to step in and claim him for Christ. His name is Sampson. We will also be lifting his life up to the Lord and trusting that his forever family will find him soon. You can get all the info on Sampson over at Anita's blog.
The Word says that God sets the lonely in families, and that he will never leave us or forsake us. We believe this! Well the Word also says we are to defend the orphan and we are to speak on their behalf, and that pure and faultless religion is just this, to defend the orphan and widow in their distress. We believe this too!
We believe it, but we just don't do it. Let's make a decision to be doers of The Word, friends. This is truly an emergency.
