Care for the Orphans

My wife sent me a message earlier this week that said, "Isn't this a crazy thought ...
If only 7% of Christians would say 'yes' to adoption there would be no more orphans- worldwide!"

November is the national focus month on orphans and adoption. According to the Cry of the Orphan organization:

• Over 140 million orphans and waiting children under the age of 18 have lost one or both parents.
• Sub-Saharan Africa, with 48.3 million orphans, has the highest proportion of children who are orphans at 12%.
• Over 15 million children have lost a parent due to AIDS, and that number is expected to rise to over 20 million by 2010.
• Without AIDS, the total number of double orphans in sub-Saharan Africa would have declined between 1990 and 2010. AIDS, however, will push the number of double orphans in the region from 9 million to more than 10 million by 2010.

The Church can cure this problem. I'll say it again, THE CHURCH CAN CURE THIS PROBLEM.

The fact that the Church has not stepped up en masse speaks to a heart issue. We aren't fully living the commands of Jesus. It's one thing to recognize a problem. But, recognition alone won't fix it. The Bible requires that we do something to fix it. Jesus requires that we do something about it.

So, here's a suggestion: visit the Cry of the Orphan website, and get your church involved in finding homes for orphans. I know this is a crazy notion, but why not give money to members of your congregation so they can pay the adoption fees, and give these children a Christ-centered home.