7%

Can you imagine?  Just 7% of the church needs to step up.....  I have to be VERY honest, in my denomination, I don't know that there is 1% that has stepped up to take care of orphans.  Oh some folks might go paint an orphanage, and that is better than nothing but what does that really take?  What kind of sacrifice does that take?  NONE!  Oh it's better than doing nothing but to me trips like that are more self serving (ie: making you feel better about what YOU did than really do something)
Someone might put together a "Operation Child box" for Christmas and again that is better than nothing but is that really what James 1:27 is talking about????   I think NOT!    Someone might be praying for an answer, but I say "faith without 'WORKS is dead" 

DO SOMETHING......  I'm so tired of hearing about "great moves of God"  "awesome music"  etc etc....  do something.....

I realize not everyone can adopt....but I also realize not everyone that could adopt does it.  It's not a calling....it's opening your heart and saying YES to the least of them.....   In our adoptions, we didn't hear a loud voice from heaven, not at all.   We just stepped out in faith. 

I realize I lived a long time not knowing much about adoption....especially not international adoption.  But if you read my blog, you have no excuse LOL  I put it out there.  Once I knew, my heart was more open but it wasn't like I heard a voice from heaven saying to do it.  But we knew it was a good thing to do.  Has it always been easy?  Excuse me while I laugh.....NO it's not been easy even if you take the whole accident out of our equation, adoption if hard work, on many levels. 

These two families have stepped out and things are down to the wire with both of them....

https://www.facebook.com/burmanauction  This is an online auction where you can go, bid on things and help this family to grow by 3 more kids!!!  They are close to travel and still need some finances!!!

 

Their 8 blessings will become 11 blessings soon!  Be a part of helping them!

 

 

 Jack & Jensen's family is leaving very soon and still need a little over $3000....

Our Lively Crew Angela

I wonder if we can get our FSP to read $29,150 (or beyond) before Thursday is through. It's currently at $29,024.00 so we would need to raise $126 to make that happen. It could happen, right? As it currently stands, we need for our FSP to read $32,500 before travel can happen. We are so close and I have great faith that everything will work out.

Big thanks go out to all the Jack and Jensen supporters out there. We wouldn't be so close to getting to be with our boys if it weren't for your love, support, encouragement and hard work. Thank you! Have a happy and safe 4th of July, dear friends.

http://reecesrainbow.org/49527/sponsorjack  You can give here.....

 

Can you repost these, send them to corporations  or companies that need a good tax write off?  Tell your Sunday school class about them???  

 

So on Independence Day, I write two blogs about giving to adoptions.  I wouldn't have done this one, but both families will be traveling SOON!!!  Be a part so these kids.....5 all together can know real independence and love!!!