advocate127:

As National Adoption Awareness Month draws to a close, we want to remind you why it is important to help and how you can help those in your community and those around the world.  The next three series of posts, including today’s, will be aimed at recapping this month’s posts on adoption. 

We hear many people say that adoption is a great cause - “I’ll definitely look into it if I can’t have my own kids.”  While that is the reason many couples across the globe choose to turn to the wonderful method of adoption to bring little bundles of joy into their lives, it shouldn’t be the only reason one considers adoption. Galations 4:5-7 explains God’s heart for adoption well: God sent [His own Son, Jesus,] to buy freedom for us who were slaves to the law, so that He could adopt us as his very own children.  And because we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, prompting us to call out, “Abba, Father.”  Now you are no longer a slave but God’s own child. And since you are his child, God has made you his heir. (NLT). When we follow the biblical directive to rescue, love, and care for orphans, we are following Christ’s commandment and are acting as His hands and feet. We believe it is not just the responsibility of those who are called to full-time ministry to be concerned for orphans, but that it is the responsibility of all believers and Christ-followers. We hope that you will choose to find a way to bring hope, care and love to orphans, whether it’s in your community or across the globe. Your involvement, at whatever level, will make a difference. To read more on why you should help, click here or here.

(Source: parakletos127)