Kelly
and I want to thank you all for joining us in this journey! We thought you all
might want to know a little bit more about where our son is coming from! Any
child being orphaned is a terrifying thing, and unfortunately there are
millions around the world. For us the decision to adopt from Africa was an easy
one thanks to the mission work we have been blessed to take part in there.
In
the Democratic Republic of Congo they have one of the worst orphan situations
in the world! 15% of the Democratic Republic of Congo's under 18 population are
orphans. That means that one out of every four children are orphaned! Many of
these children end up caring for younger siblings or family members, or being
institutionalized. This is in a country where life expectancy, literacy, access
to knowledge and living standards are ranked in bottom place of all countries
in the world. Many of these children are orphaned due to aids; however the
overwhelming majority are orphaned due to poverty. One in five children die
before the age of five – a quarter of them before they’re a month old.
Malnutrition is one of the leading causes of the high rate of child
deaths. 75% of the orphans are boys.
It
is with such a heavy heart that I write this post, thinking about our sweet boy
in these conditions. Kelly and I pray that God will protect him, physically,
emotionally, and spiritually! We are so thankful that we serve such a Mighty
God, who has called us to this journey and who has promised us that he will go
before us! We long for the day when our son will join our family.
Deuteronomy
20:4 "for the LORD your God is he who goes with you to fight for you
against your enemies, to give you the victory"
No
matter what battle you are fighting today, know that it is a Mighty God who
fights for you!
It
would be an honor for our family if you would join us in prayer and support!
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