"Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the case of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow."
Isaiah 1:17
"Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east."
Isaiah 43:5
We are excited to announce that we are in the process of adopting a little girl from DR Congo. We started the process in January and have since completed our home study. I have always wanted to adopt as a way of growing our family, and have been waiting for Luke to feel the call too. One night at the beginning of January Luke rolled over in bed and said he was ready to adopt. It came out of nowhere, but was definently God's timing. I asked him if he was joking, and he said he was 100% on board. 6 months ago I had been nagging him about wanting to start the adoption process but he was resistant then. The next morning I set out to find an adoption agency that was a good fit.
We chose Africa because we have always had a heart for this part of the world and it was a good adoption fit. We are wanting to adopt a younger child and the process is relatively quick. There is such a need for adoption in DR Congo. War, genocide, malaria, malnutrition, AIDS, tuberculosis, poverty, rape, and abandonment have left 5 million children orphaned in the DRC. There is little opportunity for education and work later in life.
