| "A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation. |
God setteth the solitary in families."
Psalm 68:5-6
For those of you tuning into this blog for the first time, allow me to fill you in on the big news. My husband Calvin and I have been called by God to adopt a child - specifically a child from the Democratic Republic of Congo. Please refer to my past posts to read how we found ourselves on this journey.
According to the Abba Fund blog, 40-50 million orphans worldwide are adoptable or would be best cared for through adoption.
So how is one family's adoption truly going to make a difference?
According to Missions Frontiers, approximately 800 million people worldwide have been born again into a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Therefore, if roughly 6% of the born again Christians in the world adopted, we could care for all the adoptable orphans in the world - physically and spiritually!
Not all Christians have been called to adopt. But we have.
We are part of the 6% who could make an eternal difference in the life of a child -
and potentially the world.
Maybe God has been "working on" your heart about adoption. Our desire is that our journey will spur you to take a step of faith within your own family.
But maybe you haven't been called to adopt.
But maybe you haven't been called to adopt.
Perhaps God is calling you to pray our adoption through.
More than anything, we desire your prayers. Prayers for God's provision. And prayers that this adoption would be saturated with Christ and His love.
Perhaps God is calling you to give to help bring our child home.
DRC adoption expenses, with travel, are approximately $25,000. Please know - we would never want our friends or family members to feel pressured or obligated to give financially. But the need is a reality, and we want to make it simple for those who God may be leading to help in a monetary way.
More than anything, we desire your prayers. Prayers for God's provision. And prayers that this adoption would be saturated with Christ and His love.
Perhaps God is calling you to give to help bring our child home.
DRC adoption expenses, with travel, are approximately $25,000. Please know - we would never want our friends or family members to feel pressured or obligated to give financially. But the need is a reality, and we want to make it simple for those who God may be leading to help in a monetary way.
We are so excited that Lifesong for Orphans, a trusted non-profit organization, has partnered alongside us to make that possible. Any donations given to Lifesong (via mail or PayPal) before December 27, 2012, will be tax deductible, and adoption expenses will be administered out of funds received.
If God has, in fact, called you to give:
1. Please make checks payable to: Lifesong
2. In the memo section of the check, please note: Preference - Houser/#3141adoption
3. Mail check to: Lifesong for Orphans, P.O. Box 40/202 N. Ford Street, Gridley, IL 61744
4. You can also opt to give to Lifesong securely via PayPal by clicking the button below. (Please note that PayPal charges a 1.9-2.9% service fee. The amount actually received by Lifesong for Orphans will be decreased by that amount.)
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