I really don't know. God said so would be the first thing that comes to mind. I feel like I should get a free pass on advocating (since I am bringing home 2 little boys), but that's really not the way God works.
I read a status update on facebook, today. It said, "There is no unemployment in God's Kingdom..." It reminded me of the words of Jesus in Matthew chapter 9 verses 38-39, "Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field." Many times people say to me, "I want to help with the orphan crisis, but I can't adopt and don't know what else to do." My response, "Pick a child and advocate!"
This blog is as much about showing you how to advocate and the results, as it is about finding Meredith a family. I don't want to sound arrogant. Every effort I make may fail...I'm human, but God has asked me to do this and so I will be obedient. He has never disregarded my obedience before, so my expectation is His faithfulness!
The harvest here is plentiful. There are thousands of children who need parents more than they need anything else. If you can't be their parent, you CAN be their voice, their prayer warrior until God sends parents. Who knows, maybe God will change your heart or your circumstances as you find yourself calling out a child's name in prayer. When you begin to give sacrificially for an orphan child on the other side of the world, God may begin to break some things lose in your life and open up doors you never dreamed possible.
I chose Meredith, because our family loves her. We pray for her and long to see her with her forever family. I challenge you to choose one child from Reece's Rainbow and begin to pray about what God wants you to do for that one. We can't save them all, but we can save one at a time. There's a job for each of us in the Kingdom. God wants to use YOU to change the life of a child forever.
Keep watching and find out how you can be a part as God performs Meredith's Miracle.
Pray, Adopt, Advocate, Support...
Hidden in Christ,
Mandy
