Call to Action.....

One of my favorite verses is, Proverbs 24:12 and it says, "Once our eyes are opened, we can't pretend we don't know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know, and holds us responsible to act."

This verse gives me such a sense of responsibility. It gives me an urgency to act. Emory and I believe this verse calls us to action for the orphans. He knows that we know there are 163 million orphans, and He expects us to act, He holds us responsible to act.

The urgency I feel causes my head to spin a little. I am not sure in what capacity He is calling us to act next. We own an adoption company, we have adopted 4 orphans, we are beginning the necessary steps to open a licensed agency sometime this year, but I still feel called to more. To something bigger than Emory and I can wrap our heads around.

I feel like a child with endless ambition. I sometimes forget that Emory and I can't rescue the 163 million orphans alone, although that is what I want to do. I wonder why more people don't want to rescue the orphans, I wonder how people can go about their daily lives and never think of the millions of children that are languishing in foster care, dying of aids and hunger as I type this, how there are orphans living in extreme poverty. I wonder how they can not think about this, when it seems to be all I think about.

Emory and I are often asked if we are done growing our family. That is not our decision. That is the Lord's decision. We stand here, with our "YES" on the table to whatever that means. We will go wherever He leads and seek His will for our lives and our children's lives with reckless abandon. I can guarantee you that our work for the orphans, our heart for the orphans is only getting stronger, and that our mission field is growing. I can promise you that the Lord is stirring in our hearts once again, He is opening our eyes to the growing number of orphans worldwide, He is preparing us for His next calling on our lives. We are excited to see what that is, and where it will take us!!

Pray for us as we wait on the Lord to tell us what is next. Pray for us that our hearts will be prepared for whatever it is He calling us to!

In the meantime, we are praying. Praying fervently for His will, praying for the orphans worldwide, praying for the organizations in place to serve the orphans and the widows, praying that the Lord would bless those organizations in a mighty way, so that they can continue in the plight of the orphans!

PRAY WITH US!