Maybe….. Just maybe!

It has been years since my first mission trip. I remember loving on these little children in third world countries and then waving good-bye as I left to go back to America. My first trip impacted me the most and it was probably the very first thought I had about adoption. These poor starving children were chasing our car down the road as we were driving off to the airport. My heart tore into shreds as I glanced back through the back window until the last glimpse of a childlike figure could be seen through the dirt. A life of poverty, tragedy, emptiness, hunger and idolatry was their future. I thank God I did have the opportunity for one week to share the Gospel to their little souls. I still pray that seeds were planted in their hearts that they will never forget.

Josh and I have always felt God calling us to adopt. At first in our marriage we thought it would be earlier, but God gave us precious children. The urge within us to adopt has not ceased, and in fact, it has grown. This time last year we were filling out paperwork and ready to have a child by the end of the year. God put our plans on hold and there were some very big unanswered questions we had. Now God has burdened us once again. Could this Haiti tragedy be our answer? Maybe! We had put Haiti on the bottom of our list of five countries due to the fact that the average time from the day you are assigned a child until the day you bring your child home is about 24 months! Yes, Haiti has a LONG wait on paperwork! Josh had even commented that it would be terrible if our child was stuck in that orphange for 24 months and a tropical storm hit the island. We would never have guessed an earthquake!

Over the past 24 hours we have been reading articles about Haiti handing over orphans to the United States and provisions being made to get these children into foster homes. Could this be our answer? Could this be why God put our plans on hold a year ago? Maybe!

“Lord, you know my heart. You know the passion you have placed in our marriage to open up our home and hearts to orphans. You know the names of each child without a mother or father’s love. You know exactly what You are going to do through this tragedy. You know me, You know my future, You know everything! Thank you for burdening my heart even though right now I feel my heart is too heavy! You alone are in control and I place my future in Your hands! Maybe, just maybe this is our answer! Amen.”