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Wednesday, April 15, 2009
We pray for the Children
This is so good. I found this on http://www.carolinespromise.blogspot.com/
We Pray for the Children
We pray for the children who put chocolate fingers everywhere,
who like to be tickled, who stomp in puddles and ruin their new pants,
who sneak Popsicles before supper, who erase holes in math workbooks,
who can never find their shoes.
And we pray for those who stare at photographers from behind barbed wire,
who’ve never squeaked across the floor in new sneakers, who never had crayons to count,
who are born in places we wouldn’t be caught dead, who never go to the circus,
who live in an X-rated world.
We pray for children who bring us sticky kisses and fistfuls of dandelions,
who sleep with the dog and bury goldfish, who give hugs in a hurry and forget their lunch money, who cover themselves with Band-Aids and sing off-key,
who squeeze toothpaste all over the sink, who slurp their soup.
And we pray for those who never get dessert, who watch their parents watch them die,
who have no safe blanket to drag behind, who can’t find any bread to steal,
who don’t have any rooms to clean up, whose pictures aren’t on anybody’s dresser,
whose monsters are real.
We pray for children who spend all their allowance before Tuesday,
who throw tantrums in the grocery store and pick at their food, who like ghost stories,
who shove dirty clothes under the bed, who never rinse out the tub,
who get visits from the tooth fairy, who don't like to be kissed in front of the school,
who squirm in church and scream in the phone,
whose tears we sometimes laugh at and whose smiles can make us cry.
And we pray for those whose nightmares come in the daytime, who will eat anything,
who aren't spoiled by anybody, who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep,
who live and move, but have no being.
We pray for children who want to be carried, and for those who must.
For those we never give up on, and for those who never get a chance.
For those we smother with our love, and for those who will grab the hand of anybody kind enough to offer.
~ by Ina J. Hughes
We Pray for the Children
We pray for the children who put chocolate fingers everywhere,
who like to be tickled, who stomp in puddles and ruin their new pants,
who sneak Popsicles before supper, who erase holes in math workbooks,
who can never find their shoes.
And we pray for those who stare at photographers from behind barbed wire,
who’ve never squeaked across the floor in new sneakers, who never had crayons to count,
who are born in places we wouldn’t be caught dead, who never go to the circus,
who live in an X-rated world.
We pray for children who bring us sticky kisses and fistfuls of dandelions,
who sleep with the dog and bury goldfish, who give hugs in a hurry and forget their lunch money, who cover themselves with Band-Aids and sing off-key,
who squeeze toothpaste all over the sink, who slurp their soup.
And we pray for those who never get dessert, who watch their parents watch them die,
who have no safe blanket to drag behind, who can’t find any bread to steal,
who don’t have any rooms to clean up, whose pictures aren’t on anybody’s dresser,
whose monsters are real.
We pray for children who spend all their allowance before Tuesday,
who throw tantrums in the grocery store and pick at their food, who like ghost stories,
who shove dirty clothes under the bed, who never rinse out the tub,
who get visits from the tooth fairy, who don't like to be kissed in front of the school,
who squirm in church and scream in the phone,
whose tears we sometimes laugh at and whose smiles can make us cry.
And we pray for those whose nightmares come in the daytime, who will eat anything,
who aren't spoiled by anybody, who go to bed hungry and cry themselves to sleep,
who live and move, but have no being.
We pray for children who want to be carried, and for those who must.
For those we never give up on, and for those who never get a chance.
For those we smother with our love, and for those who will grab the hand of anybody kind enough to offer.
~ by Ina J. Hughes
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Update
Thursday our case manager sent us the OK to send our Dossier to get it authenticated at the NC SEC of state, then Washinton DC for federal authenticaton and the Ethiopian Embassy. I think I got all that correct. After all of that......Drum roll.....Our papes are headed off to Ethiopia, that is the point where we wait for a referral. Yay!! YIPPIE!!! Praise the Lord. Oh there is on bit of info I'm trying to not think about.....the thing that we are just trying to give to God without taking it back every millisecond. It's the around $10,000.00 that we need BEFORE the Dossier can be sent to Ethiopia. IT WILL COME. Our ideas to raise money haven't worked so far. But we are brainstorming for new ones and keep waitng for money to fall from the sky Ha! Ha!:)
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
and the word says.....
The Bible and Adoption
"Pray without ceasing…" 1Thessalonians 5:17. As you prayerfully consider your adoption, the following verses may help you. We know that all good things happen in God's time to those who trust in him. May God grant you His grace as you travel along the path He sets out for you. "We prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted what we asked of Him." 1 Samuel 1:27
On Adoption and Corporal Acts of Mercy
"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
James 1:27
"And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me."
Mathew 18:5
"…learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of fatherless, plead the case for the widow."
Isaiah 1:17
"A Father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families…"
Psalm 68:5-6a
"Vindicate the weak and the fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute."
Psalm 82:3
"I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was homeless and you gave me a room, I was shivering and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me…Then the King will say, 'I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me---you did it to me.'"
Mathew 25: 35-36, 40 (MSG)
"For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."
Romans 8:15
On Taking Action
"Be doers of the word, and not hearers only…"
James 1:22
"A man makes a plan in his heart, but God directs his path."
Proverbs 16:9
"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it."
Proverbs 3:27
"There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear."
1 John 4:18
On God's Plan for Your Family
"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"
Jeremiah 29:11
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."
Proverbs 3:5-6
"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power at work in us, to Him be the glory."
Ephesians 3:20
"Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west."
Isaiah 43:5
"Orphans get parents, the homeless get homes. The reign of terror is over; the rule of the gang lords is ended."
Psalm 10:18 (MSG)
"Pray without ceasing…" 1Thessalonians 5:17. As you prayerfully consider your adoption, the following verses may help you. We know that all good things happen in God's time to those who trust in him. May God grant you His grace as you travel along the path He sets out for you. "We prayed for this child, and the Lord has granted what we asked of Him." 1 Samuel 1:27
On Adoption and Corporal Acts of Mercy
"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
James 1:27
"And whoever welcomes a little child like this in my name welcomes me."
Mathew 18:5
"…learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed. Defend the cause of fatherless, plead the case for the widow."
Isaiah 1:17
"A Father to the fatherless, a defender of widows, is God in His holy dwelling. God sets the lonely in families…"
Psalm 68:5-6a
"Vindicate the weak and the fatherless; do justice to the afflicted and destitute."
Psalm 82:3
"I was hungry and you fed me, I was thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was homeless and you gave me a room, I was shivering and you gave me clothes, I was sick and you stopped to visit, I was in prison and you came to me…Then the King will say, 'I'm telling the solemn truth: Whenever you did one of these things to someone overlooked or ignored, that was me---you did it to me.'"
Mathew 25: 35-36, 40 (MSG)
"For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father."
Romans 8:15
On Taking Action
"Be doers of the word, and not hearers only…"
James 1:22
"A man makes a plan in his heart, but God directs his path."
Proverbs 16:9
"Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it."
Proverbs 3:27
"There is no fear in love, but perfect love casts out fear."
1 John 4:18
On God's Plan for Your Family
"'For I know the plans I have for you,' declares the Lord, 'plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.'"
Jeremiah 29:11
"Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."
Proverbs 3:5-6
"Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power at work in us, to Him be the glory."
Ephesians 3:20
"Do not be afraid, for I am with you; I will bring your children from the east and gather you from the west."
Isaiah 43:5
"Orphans get parents, the homeless get homes. The reign of terror is over; the rule of the gang lords is ended."
Psalm 10:18 (MSG)
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Love one another means what to you??
We mailed out three adoption grants...PLEASE pray for those. We have not received any money from any where yet so we are just anxious to see how God will provide. We know he will provide! Also,Our family went to see African Children's Choir Tuesday. They were all so amazing!! It makes my heart smile to hear all the good things that have happened and are happening because of that program. There is SO MUCH WE CAN DO for the children of the world. Bit by bit. What is little to one could mean the world to another. Could mean life to another. Take a look at this video...it seems so distant for what we know. But its real....it is happening in the world we live in today. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Friends FWD of our website
This blog is just a letter my friend Heather sent as her email to FWD our website address on. I thought it was great. So I asked if I could post it. www.nFaith2Ethiopia.com
Hey everyone! Hope you all are having a great start to this new year! It seems we are all a little on edge with the current economical situation in our great country. While I have no idea WHAT tomorrow holds I know WHO holds it and we must all rely on Him! I am forwarding this e-mail to all of you and ask that you forward it to everyone in your address book and encourage them to do so as well. These are very dear friends of mine and it is my hope that we can rally around them and pray the precious girls home!!! I know also that they would love for people to sign their guestbook and help pass along encouragement for them during this time. When you look at their site and see the bracelets they are selling, I have some of them as well so you can contact me directly if you'd like and I will get them to you. If you are not near us I will ship them for free! You can keep up with the whole adoption process through their website and blog and I encourage everyone to do that. I have been doing that with some people I don't even know and it's so amazing to see God working in peoples lives. 143 MILLION, THAT'S ABOUT HOW MANY ORPHANS THERE ARE IN THE WORLD!!! That's enough kids to go around the world at the equator 3 TIMES!!! I promise that ANYthing you do even one dollar toward helping bring an orphan home is one dollar closer to giving a child the love of a mother and father, the assurance of 3 meals a day, and knowing there is a safe place to lay there head. Here is another way to look at the number of orphans in the world... Picture being on a very long road trip. If you had these orphans hold hands in a line, you would see over 1,700 orphans per mile.If you were to follow that line of Orphans holding hands, driving 60 mph, you could drive 24 hours a day seeing 1,700 orphans every mile, hour after hour, day after day without stopping for over two months, and you would still see orphans holding hands. How long would it take to stop, and with compassion take one child in your arms, to make a difference for at least one? They are hungry, lonely, afraid, have holes in their shoes, and face the greatest challenges of any children on the face of the earth. They are very real children who need someone to love them and help them. Join us, if not in bringing an orphan to your own home, then at least helping someone else make that way for a child just a bit easier. Blessings and Happy New Year,
Hey everyone! Hope you all are having a great start to this new year! It seems we are all a little on edge with the current economical situation in our great country. While I have no idea WHAT tomorrow holds I know WHO holds it and we must all rely on Him! I am forwarding this e-mail to all of you and ask that you forward it to everyone in your address book and encourage them to do so as well. These are very dear friends of mine and it is my hope that we can rally around them and pray the precious girls home!!! I know also that they would love for people to sign their guestbook and help pass along encouragement for them during this time. When you look at their site and see the bracelets they are selling, I have some of them as well so you can contact me directly if you'd like and I will get them to you. If you are not near us I will ship them for free! You can keep up with the whole adoption process through their website and blog and I encourage everyone to do that. I have been doing that with some people I don't even know and it's so amazing to see God working in peoples lives. 143 MILLION, THAT'S ABOUT HOW MANY ORPHANS THERE ARE IN THE WORLD!!! That's enough kids to go around the world at the equator 3 TIMES!!! I promise that ANYthing you do even one dollar toward helping bring an orphan home is one dollar closer to giving a child the love of a mother and father, the assurance of 3 meals a day, and knowing there is a safe place to lay there head. Here is another way to look at the number of orphans in the world... Picture being on a very long road trip. If you had these orphans hold hands in a line, you would see over 1,700 orphans per mile.If you were to follow that line of Orphans holding hands, driving 60 mph, you could drive 24 hours a day seeing 1,700 orphans every mile, hour after hour, day after day without stopping for over two months, and you would still see orphans holding hands. How long would it take to stop, and with compassion take one child in your arms, to make a difference for at least one? They are hungry, lonely, afraid, have holes in their shoes, and face the greatest challenges of any children on the face of the earth. They are very real children who need someone to love them and help them. Join us, if not in bringing an orphan to your own home, then at least helping someone else make that way for a child just a bit easier. Blessings and Happy New Year,
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