So, we're having a baby.
Kind of.
Actually not a baby at all. If God has his way (and he will...he will), it would be a little Ethiopian boy to join our family. As of yesterday, the home equity loan is approved, "the check is in the mail." This means that I will be a rich man on Monday. (But not for long, as adoption is costly.) God has given us the practical means to begin this process!
I shared at church briefly about our plans to adopt, and about the many questions I have asked God in the process. Why now? Don't you realize that we already have 3 kids that we love? Have you seen the size of our house? (I mean, come on God, really!?) Have you seen my bank statement this month? All good questions.
But none are obstacles when God is in it. Turns out he has this thing about making big things out of nothing. He did it with the earth, and the stars, and the sun. Turns out he loves to take skeptics and show them a thing or two. (Hey Moses, is that a snake in your hand?) It turns out, he laughs at our silly notions about money, security, and who's in control.
And as it turns out, he loves the orphan. And he loves the fatherless. And he loves the ones who have been left behind. I know he does because he loves me. Oh, and because he said so (Dt. 10:18).
Some people think that adopting a child from an impoverished country will change that child's life forever. But I know better. The truth is, the child changes us.
May God change all of us with his will and his mercy.
