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Our Adoption Journey:
ONE. That was the word that kept coming up over and over. In every Bible Study we did. In every sermon we heard. Everywhere we turned, the word ONE was being ingrained into our hearts. As we heard and saw the plight of orphans around the world—hunger, malnutrition, disease, neglect, and insufficient numbers to defend them--I knew then that we would have to act. There was no choice. But I was afraid—afraid of what it meant for our family and if we were ready for it. Was this God’s calling for us or was I just reacting from emotion?
I had been on board for a long time—I was actively involved in several orphan care and advocacy ministries. My husband, Russ, had always supported me as I went on mission trips and spoke at churches about defending the fatherless. But he supported me from a distance, doing the typical guy thing, coming up with all the excuses about adding a child
to our family through adoption—“We already have 3 children, we simply can’t afford more”. “We have a great family dynamic—what if they come in and disrupt that?”
In his stubbornness, God brought in the heavy artillery. One of our children began to text him from her my phone, “Dad, can’t we just save ONE?” Over, and over, and over. We went to an adoption conference and one of the keynote speakers said something to the effect of “Don’t disregard that God may be speaking through your children to move you to adopt.” Boom.
After seeing every sign from God except the flashing neon one, Russ finally laid down all the worldly excuses that he had used to run away from our families calling. God continued to make clear adopting was His will for our family and we are happy to say that we began the adoption process in March 2011.
Now, this journey has come full circle. Josiah has been home many years and is ready to visit his home country. So now, instead of funding his adoption - we are looking to fund his journey back to Ethiopia where he will volunteer in a orphanage not far from where he lived.
With our logo and eye catching designs, we hope to bring awareness to the plight of the orphan. We hope to help others to make a difference in the life of one. To save ONE. Adopt ONE. Do for the least of ONE of these. Make a change for ONE. We can’t make a difference in the lives of everyone, but we can make a difference in the life of ONE. And ONE can change everything.