The religious observance that God the Father considers pure and faultless is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being contaminated by the world. James 1:27
This very week, as only Providence Himself could plan it, three of my friends are boarding planes with their respective hubbies and biological children to cross the ocean and each rescue an orphan. To bring him or her back with them and adopt them into their family and raise them to adulthood. What a picture of God's love, what a testimony of His grace.
There's about a bazillion widows and orphans in this world. Lonely, afraid, maybe even desperate... needing love and help and security. That you and I can give. Maybe we're not all "called" to bring them all to our house. Maybe it seems like too gargantuan a task. Maybe it is....all by ourselves. But if we all just follow His command, to care for them in some way, maybe we can get the job done.
Even if we can't get to all of them, this week there will be three fewer orphans in the world. Shelley, Michelle, and Jess, I'm praying for you and yours. And, readers, I'm asking you to pray for them, too.
And if you want more info on how you can give or pray...or maybe even rescue one yourself, contact me and I'll get you started. Thanks.
This very week, as only Providence Himself could plan it, three of my friends are boarding planes with their respective hubbies and biological children to cross the ocean and each rescue an orphan. To bring him or her back with them and adopt them into their family and raise them to adulthood. What a picture of God's love, what a testimony of His grace.
There's about a bazillion widows and orphans in this world. Lonely, afraid, maybe even desperate... needing love and help and security. That you and I can give. Maybe we're not all "called" to bring them all to our house. Maybe it seems like too gargantuan a task. Maybe it is....all by ourselves. But if we all just follow His command, to care for them in some way, maybe we can get the job done.
Even if we can't get to all of them, this week there will be three fewer orphans in the world. Shelley, Michelle, and Jess, I'm praying for you and yours. And, readers, I'm asking you to pray for them, too.
And if you want more info on how you can give or pray...or maybe even rescue one yourself, contact me and I'll get you started. Thanks.