He Places the Fatherless in Families

I was catching up on one of my favorite blogs tonight, and came across this post.  Another young orphan out there is in need of your prayer!  Will you join me in praying that a loving family will step up for Chad?

He will turn 16 in eight months, at which point he'll age out of the system and become unadoptable.  :-(  A complete post about him can be found here: http://1blessing2another.blogspot.com/2012/08/chad.html 

Broken Hearts

This poor boy's time has run out...he looks so sad and lonely... :-(

When Kyle turns 14, he will no longer be eligible for adoption. I pray the Lord will protect him, make His presence known him and let him know he's not alone.

The treatment of these children breaks my heart. I can't imagine how it must feel to be neglected, unwanted, unloved, belonging to no one, bearing pain and a broken heart all alone...with no one to teach them the Truth. That they ARE loved, they ARE wanted, that they're NEVER alone, they have a Father.

Why don't we do something? What are we waiting for? I wonder how many orphans would be left in the world if every Christian took in just ONE of these lonely children?

Are we not called of the Lord to take care of the orphan? Are we obeying? Are we waiting for just the perfect time...some day...down the road...

Are we listening to His whisper, His command to love the fatherless? Or are we too busy, too comfortable, too focused on what we want, too....whatever?

I think we need to seriously consider and prayerfully pursue what the Lord may be calling us to do, consider that He may be trying to get our attention, grab our hearts, inspire us not to hoard the love He gives us, but give it away to someone who needs it. Someone who needs Him and is just waiting to be shown the way.

Update on Jonathan

So a family has stepped forward to adopt Jonathan! :-D Hallelujah! But that is only the first step. So much needs to happen in a very short time in a very slow system...but God can do it! Please don't cease praying.

You can find a more detailed update here: http://www.nogreaterjoymom.com/2011/12/update-on-jonathan.html Please take the time to read the specific prayer requests!

Please Pray!!!

Please, please take the time to pray for this young man! He's fifteen-years-old, lives in a Ukrainian orphanage, and desperately wants a family of his own! The problem is that on December 31st, he will turn sixteen. Normally, that would be an exciting birthday, but for him, this marks the day he will be turned out on his own with no chance of being adopted. It's the day he 'ages out' of the orphanage.

Please pray that God would move mountains to bring this boy into a loving home before it's too late! I have every confidence that God can do this, and what would show His power and might more than to rescue this one He loves so much, snatching him from a life of hardship and loneliness at the last second!

What I love is that this young man's name is....Jonathan! The name Jonathan means Yahweh has given, or gift of God. The Lord has brought Jonathan into this world for a purpose, he's a gift. I pray for a family both to give him the love and care he needs, and also benefit from this gift of God.

You can find out more about Jonathan here: http://www.nogreaterjoymom.com/2011/12/urgenturgenturgent.html.

Please pass on Jonathan's story! If you or anyone you know are interested in adopting him, you can contact Amy at waitingchildren@gmail.com.