Five Ways to Ensure the Orphan Crisis Will Never Be Solved By The Church
I was looking back at some old blog posts recently, kind of reminiscing about how far this journey has taken me, and how much I’ve learned and experienced along the way. For me, I don’t like wading into online squabbles or controversial issues. I would rather do that face to face. I think it’s the […]
One Giant Leap in Russia
FINALLY! This is a GREAT sign for the orphans of Russia. Sometimes you have to look beyond what seems like “bad news” to find some really good news. A couple of weeks ago, Russia shut down inter-country adoptions from the United States. But, there has been an interesting message resonating from the leaders of the […]
Putting an end to the gut-wrenching stories orphanage directors tell
photo by apdk’s photostream on flicker The white-haired orphanage director stood before our group and began to tell us the story of one of the little girls in the orphanage. He recalled how she was dropped off at the doorstep of the orphanage at a young age with a note saying something like, “please take […]
UNCOMFORTABLE
Way back in fifth grade, I finally generated the courage that it took to ask one special girl to “go with me”. I prepared a small piece of paper with these familiar words: “Will you go with me?” Circle Yes or No That was pretty much it. I had my friends look over the small […]
