Take My Child....PLEASE!

"If I went to a foreign country on a mission trip, and someone begged me to take their child to America with me, how could I say no? What if I HAVE to say no? I can't take them ALL with me. How can I survive such anguish?"

This has been a concern of mine considering the mission trips our congregation is beginning soon. I keep thinking about the desparation that has to go through a parent's heart and mind as they approach someone from a wealthy, free country. Desparation fuels their desire to have their children live better lives than they have themselves.

I am learning to have a heart for those parents who have a great motivation for giving up their child(ren) in order to accomplish something greater.

Interesting. That sounds like a familiar theme. It sounds just like my God. He looked down on all of His creation on Earth and had such great compassion on us. He willingly gave up His only child, Jesus, in order to accomplish something far greater. What is that, you ask? He saved us and gained MORE children through adoption!

How beautiful!

Umm.....you can't be adopted if you don't take Jesus. You have a Father who is begging you to come home to a place of spiritual wealth and freedom. Will you take His child so you can come?