Blogging for Lifesong

I just signed up to be a blogger for Lifesong for Orphans.  I have been touched so many times by their commitment to advocating for orphans and their support toward adoptive families.

Lifesong's mission and method:

Bringing joy and purpose to orphans

We seek to mobilize the church, His body, where each member can
provide a unique and special service: some to adopt, some to care, some to give.

As a Lifesong Blogger I will be occasionally posting messages that come from Lifesong.  The posts will include a note about some of their current projects.  Here is my first post for Lifesong!

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Listen in as Jen Young, Forgotten Advocate, shares the impact one 'journey bag' had on a precious foster care child,

"A caseworker called to say thank you for the journey bags we delivered. She described one story of a child that came into care with a sibling from a horrible situation that involved a death of a parent. Caseworkers tried to keep the two brothers together, but could not, which was very difficult for the boys.  The caseworker said that when she gave them a journey bag, their eyes lit up. She expressed how excited they were to have their own bag and the joy it brought the kids really touched the caseworker as well. 

I couldn't help but tell this caseworker about the 500 bags we received from a church that put each of these bags together.  I told her that while we're glad the bags are appreciated, needed and useful, God cares about this child and took care of the details. His hand was upon this situation and He knew just what this child needed!"

The "Journey Bag Project" is just one way The Forgotten Initiative, partnering with Lifesong for Orphans, seeks to bring joy and purpose to the foster care community. 

To see how you can be involved or to learn more, please visit their website.

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Bobby and I started training for Foster Care last weekend.  It is a commitment of three Saturdays in a row and a small amount of paperwork.  As of now OUR plan is to get trained so we can provide respite care for other foster families and possibly do foster care down the road.....but we'll see what HIS plans are for us;) 

In our small community there are only a handful of foster parents...and 10 children referred for foster care in the LAST MONTH.  There are well over 50 children in foster care in our county.  Not enough families are stepping up to care for these children who need some love and hope in their lives! 

Remember, there is something ABSOLUTELY EVERYONE can do to care for the fatherless in our world. 

Isaiah 1:17
Learn to do right! Seek justice, encourage the oppressed.  Defend the cause of the fatherless, plead the case of the widow.

Still waiting on a referral....praying we can see our sweet baby girl's face ANY DAY!!!!!!!!  Be still my heart, for it is getting impatient;)

Love from our family to yours!