Precious in His Sight

Jesus loves the little children. All the children of the world. Red & yellow, black & white, they are precious in His sight. Jesus loves the little children of the world.

This song has been playing in my head recently. Mainly because we recently named our new orphan's ministry Precious in His Sight. I think of it as a cute song to sing to my children and those at church about how much Jesus loves them. Now, that song sings to me of Jesus' love for the orphan and His desire to see all children cared for! Jesus says in John 14:18 "I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you." God's Word often speaks of us as being adopted as God's children. James 1:27 plainly states, "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." God clearly has a heart for those without parents. He calls us to help them. That doesn't mean everyone is called to host or adopt a child. It doesn't mean everyone is called to give financial support, although even a couple of dollars wouldn't hurt MOST of us. It does mean that EVERYONE can pray. Everyone can do something. Craig and I feel that we have currently been called to host and to reach out to our community to create an awareness of the need. Will hosting lead us to adoption? I hope so! But God might call us a different way. We are leaving it up to Him. We do know that Rebeka & Roberts are not adoptable until Rebeka turns 9, which is February 22, 2009. So for now, we are focusing on our current calling--to love these children and teach them about the love that our Heavely Father has for them.

In Christ,
Brooke