For my husband and I, adoption has been part of the plan for growing our family, even before we were married. We are blessed to have a beautiful little girl, two cats, and a very large dog. We have considered starting an adoption throughout the last year, finally settling on starting the process once I complete my graduate program. And so now, as we plan to add a child to our lives, we prepare ourselves to start this process.
The Lord has placed it on my heart that my son is on the continent of Africa. As we researched and prayed, we found the Lesotho Adoption program. Lesotho is a small country that lies in the middle of South Africa. The orphan rate is 16-30 %, and is considered to be possibly the highest rate per capita in the world. This last Monday, we turned our application in to our agency to adopt from this small country, and are waiting for an acceptance. While we wait, this is what we pray....
1. That the Lord's will be done.
2. For our son's well-being, protection, safety, and that he be loved by his caretakers while we wait for him to come home.
3. For our son's family, whatever the case may be and the people who love him.
4. That Christ's church continues to hear and respond to the needs of orphans
5. For the patience and endurance the journey may require
There are so many unknowns. It is so early in the process. But I dare to be excited, and look to Africa.
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