Today, November 2, 2014 is Orphan Sunday.
It is a day to raise awareness of all of the orphans here in the United States and around the world.
One day each year churches around the world will talk about those without a family to call their own. They will show videos about the cause, in hopes to raise money for them. They will instruct their congregation what Jesus tells us to about orphans. Today is a day to advocate on behalf of those with no voice. It's also a day to remember our adoption as sons and daughters of God (Ephesians 1:5).
Orphans are everywhere, and we are called to act. Every single one of us are called to help those who go to bed each night alone and without a family. There are many ways God calls us to act, but he makes it clear that all of us have a part in helping others in need (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).
Our family chose to act by adopting an orphan from Ethiopia. We began this process in 2012, and through all the detours that we endured, we have kept faith that God will show us where she is and will help us bring our little one home. Adoption is not always an easy process, so please pray for the little ones today. Please pray that they are safe, that they have nutritious food to eat, and for God to lead them to a permanent family.
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