This week, I stumbled upon one of the most heartbreaking news stories I've ever read. Buried deep between the latest celebrity gossip and the weird, odd news stories on Yahoo, was a story about American families using the internet to "re-home" (read: abandon) their adopted children.
The details in this news story are disturbing and heartbreaking. Reading them filled me with anger and sorrow at the same time--anger at those who call themselves parents and sorrow for those helpless children. How can these people pass a home study process and be qualified to adopt in the first place? Are countries so desperate for families for their older children that they are taking anyone with a pulse? Who, in their right mind, would do something like this to children, just give them away like you give away an animal or piece of furniture? What must these children think after praying for a family but being placed with crazy people posing as a loving family? Where are the adoption agencies, who are supposed to be providing post-placement support?
Let this news story be a call to prayer for the millions of children in this world who need homes. They are waiting for families to step forward and commit to loving them for a lifetime. Join with me in praying for these children and the families who will step forward to adopt them.
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