The Church

James 1:27 (ESV)
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

In the growth of Evangelicalism, ironically, the perceived importance of the church has diminished among professing Christians. However, we would not be pursuing this adoption apart from the tremendous support we have been given by our church (see link). Not only were we given that initial financial gift (by someone in our church) that allowed us to begin this process, but we also received another significant gift from the church itself. On top of that, our church generously covered our photocopying and faxing expenses.

In fact, through this process the deacons of our church have established a special fund to help members of the church pursue adoption. They want to make sure we are a church that preaches the good news of Jesus Christ, and ministers in deed to those who are most in need of mercy. As we face all the uncertainities of adoption, we are thankful for our church. We know that we have a responsibility to raise our children in the fear and admonition of the Lord. But we also know that we can do that effectively only in the church.

Please pray with us that others in our church will pursue adoption, whether domestically or overseas.