tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005861697438274250.post6576104041474228291..comments2023-10-01T10:37:57.605-05:00Comments on The 30 Day Journey For Hope: Good King Wenceslaus....Who Was He???Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005861697438274250.post-71812292509287837862009-12-25T18:39:59.096-06:002009-12-25T18:39:59.096-06:00This post has been haunting me for days. My heart ...This post has been haunting me for days. My heart literally aches for orphans around the world (particularly the ones on Reece's Rainbow). I sat and sobbed during our rendition of "Silent Night" at our church's Christmas Eve service. The thought of so many children without a mother was too much for me. We are not currently eligible for adoption through RR because of our insurance status, a situation that breaks my heart. My husband has encouraged me that we will see where the Lord leads and how He moves this coming year.<br />I shared about RR at church and showed Andrea's recent slide show. There was not a dry eye in the place. We took up a nice offering for the Voice of Hope fund. But, I was so disappointed that not one person expressed an interest in adopting one of those precious children. Not one.<br />The older I get in the faith, the more certain I am that adoption is a huge part of the Father's heart. It makes me almost physically ill to see the complacency and wasteful spending in the church...even in my own life.<br />I just wanted to say that I get you...I really do. May the Lord richly bless you in 2010!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808674825863044909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005861697438274250.post-54338848026864454312009-12-22T19:36:26.888-06:002009-12-22T19:36:26.888-06:00Melanie, thank you for your thought provoking post...Melanie, thank you for your thought provoking posts. I am at a place where I would very much love to adopt (scared but willing! :-) ) We support a wonderful mission called Children of the Nations and have sponsored an orphan through them for 4 years. It is delightful to watch her grow and know she knows the Lord and is being raised in a safe caring way. We just did a youth group activity and made pillowcases for her house of 11 sisters. We can't wait to get our disposable camera back that I sent with them and see the girls with their lovingly made cases. Our family also does many little things in the name of the orphan and the children of the world who are the least of these. I have been praying and hoping to adopt for the past 3 years but unfortunatley my wonderful husband is not at the same place. He's not opposed he's just not "there yet". I pray this is God's perfect timing and that one day the child meant for us will cross our paths and my husband will be "there". It's a hard place to be as I feel conficted by so many stories like yours but feel powerless to act in the way I really feel drawn too. Until that day comes I will continue to support things like Lydia's wonderful fundraiser and be a prayer warriors for other families.<br /><br />Cathy in Washington StateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005861697438274250.post-69985882073468756252009-12-22T11:16:32.956-06:002009-12-22T11:16:32.956-06:00Melanie and friends, here is a wonderful link to o...Melanie and friends, here is a wonderful link to one of the articles about Lydia and her fundraising for Darya... <br /><br />http://www.nashvillelifestyles.com/article/20091222/WILLIAMSON0702/912220307<br /><br />love to you all and Merry CHRISTmas...<br /><br />Sarah<br />www.thehandsofchrist.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005861697438274250.post-90583212045535403712009-12-22T11:14:14.878-06:002009-12-22T11:14:14.878-06:00Thank you. Your words were a blessing to me today....Thank you. Your words were a blessing to me today. We would like to do more and have prayed but have clearly heard God say, "Wait on me and I will lead you where you need to be." I don't think God is done using us yet. While I wait on his leading, I will continue to enjoy reading about your family's adventures.<br /><br />I saw this video on Serbia awhile back. It makes me cry every time. I have showed it to many people and said, as your daughter said, now you know - you can't pretend not to know - what are you going to do?Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242104797223483460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005861697438274250.post-82190578558030217202009-12-22T10:13:40.343-06:002009-12-22T10:13:40.343-06:00Oh, Kathleen, my posts are not written for you.......Oh, Kathleen, my posts are not written for you....you have done your part. You have obeyed God by caring for the least of these. I live in a very affluent area, and I know MANY Christians who talk the talk but do not walk the walk. They live in 4 or 5 bedroom houses, are financially stable (often wealthy), have two or three healthy children who excel in local private school, drive great big SUVs....yet close their ears to the orphan crisis. I see it every single day, and I cannot wrap my mind around "why"??? Please forgive me if I have not made my posts clear. Dear one, you are definitely entitled to sit back and care for those you have taken in. My prayers are with you today. Thank you for commenting; I will try to be more clear in the future. What you are hearing from me is the rage I have inside me for the children who are being tortured in mental institutions....I feel so helpless. The only thing I can use is my voice. It is funny, but the only ones who seem to feel "convicted" by my blog are ones who have already done their part....those hearts are the ones who are open to helping another. The ones I would like to reach and challenge simply read the blog and say: "Great Blog!" Go figure.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16198949246194684427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005861697438274250.post-85146166641223680872009-12-22T08:38:01.220-06:002009-12-22T08:38:01.220-06:00I came to your blog during the fund raising for Da...I came to your blog during the fund raising for Darya and have stayed because I enjoy reading it. However, lately I feel that I need to defend myself. I agree that we need to help these children, but we also need to wait on God's timing.<br /><br />We have three biological children and two adopted children. Both our adoptions were older special needs children. In between adoptions, we took in refugee children - one boy for two years and then two brothers for three years. I am glad we did it, but these were difficult placements. Our adopted children have not been easy either. They are great kids, but they both have very significant medical needs as well as being very behind academically and having behavior issues related to their past experiences. <br /><br />Because of the economy, we moved this summer. Before we moved, the house we had been trying to sell flooded (4 feet of water in the living spaces) and insurance would not pick up any of the costs for repairs or cover any of our personal losses. As a result, we incurred a lot of debt. The house still is not sold. <br /><br />God is taking care of us, but he also seems to be telling us to cope with all these things that are happening and not to take on anything else. Both our children have been struggling more with their medical conditions. Can you find it in your heart to say that there might be a stage in life where we need to focus on the responsibilities God has given us already?Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04242104797223483460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9005861697438274250.post-66024374776189423462009-12-22T08:06:13.279-06:002009-12-22T08:06:13.279-06:00Another excellent post.
A question: didn't yo...Another excellent post. <br />A question: didn't you do a blog on Tyquan recently? Where did it go?<br />Kathedsall@yahoo.comKathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17017991714505249265noreply@blogger.com