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From the category archives:
Adoption
Lesson 4: Permanence
When I walk away from Jake to clean-up, to go the the bathroom, or do anything he gets upset.
Sometimes I want to say, “Jake, I am right here.” (Now that I think about it, I often do.)
He follows me. Everywhere.
He clings to me. Constantly.
He wants to know where I am and what I am doing. The best way for him to accomplish that goal is to stick right there with me.
He simply needs to know I am permanent in his life. I want him to know that his daddy is here. Here to stay. Here no matter what.
I am here.
I started to think about my journey with God. Guess what? I want to know He is here. Here to stay. Here no matter what.
May I follow God. Everywhere.
May I cling to God. Constantly.
God is here.
(Feel free to catch up on our adoption journey.)
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(This post stems from a conversation with my friend and colleague, Jason Jeong.)
In 2009, the stat surfaced that 143,000,000 orphans existed in our world.
At first, I was appalled. I was moved. After awhile, I became numb. Why? That number is so overwhelming and incomprehensible. I don’t know what to do. Oh, where to begin?
Think with me:
- Our national debt is over $12 trillion
- The 2010 national budget is over $3 trillion
- A human lives an average of 39 million minutes
- There have been about 46 million abortions since 1973
- Research says a baby is born every 3 seconds
I cannot even begin to understand what the above numbers mean. Numbers like these often desensitize us from reality. If our minds and hearts cannot get around a number, we typically remain disengaged and uncommitted.
Enough.
Attach yourself to this…
Every orphan has a name
Every orphan has a face
Every orphan has a story
I am committed to humanizing the orphan. They are not just a large number that seems impossible to understand.
I want you to read the name
I want you to see the face
I want you to hear the story
Get it? Got it? Good! The movement begins. Join the tribe.
Stop the orphan epidemic!
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