Without fail, one of the first things we hear when someone finds out that we plan to adopt is, "Oh you are such great people. You are doing such a great thing. I don't think I could ever do that." Tonight I want to let you in on a little secret...
We aren't great people. We aren't extraordinary. Now, yes I do believe adoption is a great thing. I also believe it is not for everyone. However, we are no better than any of you reading this. We are not well off financially. We don't have a big house. We don't own our home. We haven't been married long. We don't have a ton of parenting experience (technically we don't have any). We do not have extensive medical or cultural knowledge.
However, we serve a great God. We would not be where we are in this story without His leading. We believe that adoption is part of God's redemption story. Throughout the Bible, God talks about adoption. In the Old Testament, King David brought
Mephibosheth into his kingdom. Despite
being imperfect and the only one left in his family, he was welcomed at the
kings table. In James it declares, “Religion
that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after
orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by
the world.” And in Ephesians, Paul in
speaking about God the Father says, “For he chose us in him before the creation
of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to
sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with
his pleasure and will.” It seems as though adoption has always been a part of God's plan in how we care for the world and people He has entrusted to us.
We arrived at adoption differently than many families. For us, this is Plan A. We believe that this is means bringing home the children who were meant to be a part of our family. We are not great people. We will stumble and even fall. But we serve a great God, guiding us and coming along side us every step of the way.
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