You have to begin somewhere.
The beginning is hard, but you must begin somewhere! We are at the beginning on this amazing journey and it is so exciting! We've had some opposition, and surprisingly, I understand.
To us, this all boils down to the fact that sometimes God acts as a servant in your life, and sometimes He acts as Master. That is, if you let Him.
God has been a servant in our lives SO many times already. He is the one who has gotten us through all of the difficult times...my father leaving my family, a young marriage, our miscarriage, and the death of our daughter just to name a few. He has been a faithful servant during those times, never leaving our side, always providing us with exactly what we needed, whether through others, scripture, or inner peace.
Now is the time for Him to be Master. We know that God is calling us to this "mission field". We must obey. Is this something that we would willingly take on in our lives right now? No way! Let's look at the reality of this. 1. We are agreeing to raise and love a child we have never laid eyes on. We don't know anything about this child's background, medical situation, or genes...but we know that we will love him just the same, no matter what. 2. We are bringing an African child across the world to live in small town USA. How many Africans (or even African-Americans) do we have living in STJ?! 3. We do not have the finances to do this. We are being forced to trust that God will show us ways to rearrange our lifestyle in order to free up more money and provide for us in ways that we can't for ourselves.
You have to begin somewhere in every journey and we are at the start of ours. We are also at the beginning of a great journey with God - hope you are too!
Don't let anyone think less of you because you are young. Be an example to all believers in what you teach, in the way you live, in your love, your faith, and your purity. 1 Timothy 4:12
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