Heeding God's Call

Since I'm leaving for vacation in a few minutes, I thought I'd sit down and write something that I've wanted to get off my chest all day.

Earlier, I spoke to a friend of mine who recently submitted paperwork to adopt a large AA sibling group through foster care. And she's getting flack from her church.

A few months ago when Sim and I were looking into adopting an infant girl who was HIV+, I mentioned it to some ladies at our church and they were overwhelmingly supportive. In fact, when I got scared and said, "What am I going to do with an HIV+ child?", one of the ladies simple said, "Love her."

Love her.

Why can't all churches be like that?

As Christians, God tells us - no, COMMANDS - us to look after widows and orphans. So why are some of us so quick to judge those who do? Who cares if my friend will have her hands full? Why aren't we being more supportive? Who are we to judge people who are heeding God's plan for their lives?

With the upcoming election, the party lines are vividly split over the issue of abortion. Now, this post isn't about whether or not abortion should be made illegal, but if it IS made illegal, let me ask you this... What are YOU going to do about all these future unwanted children? If you are doing NOTHING now, then what makes us think you're going to take care of them in the future?

Will you only adopt them if they are white and perfect?

Will you adopt them if they are black, Hispanic, Asian, or bi-racial?

Will you adopt them if they have autism? Cerebral Palsy? Mental Retardation? Down Sydrome? History of Sexual Abuse? Rad?

Will you lift up and support your Christian brothers and sisters who do adopt them?

Or will you sit around and gossip and put them down because it makes you feel uncomfortable - because you know it's something you could never do.

What are YOU doing to help the thousands upon thousands of children in U.S. foster cares and orphanages around the world?

People are so focused on these children who are not yet born - but then they don't even care for them once they are born. People say, "Well, you can place them for adoption." Yeah, maybe they'll get adopted as cute infants - but what happens to the ones who have special needs or who don't make it into foster care until they're 3 or 7 or 10 years old - with siblings attached.

I don't know what I'm trying to say here. I guess I'm just mad that people would actually give someone a hard time because they want to keep a sibling group together. Because they want to give them a family and a chance for a better future. And yet they are doing NOTHING to help any of these children and can't even have the decency to support someone who wants to make a difference and who is actually trying to obey God's will for their life.

That's all.

P.S. For the record, I'm pro-life, but I don't think the government needs to make the decision for an individual. I am, though, eternally THANKFUL and GRATEFUL that my childrens' birth mothers choose LIFE because they are the best things that have ever happened to me.