I stole this from the blog of an amazing mother of nine children- six adopted, three biological. It answers the question of why we are choosing to adopt rather than just have more kids the “easy” way. It was too powerful not to share, and we feel the same way. This weekend I get to hear from this couple firsthand at the Together for Adoption conference in Tennessee… I can’t wait!
Here’s why:
Because we believe that this life is not our own.
Because we believe that in the end, it won’t matter what career ladders we climbed or financial investments we made or what gadgets we could afford. It will matter that lives were saved.
Because we have seen hopelessness firsthand in Africa and elsewhere, but believe in all hope that each child is a child of God.
Because we believe that the orphaned street child who plays street soccer on the rough pavement of the streets of Africa is no less valuable to the Creator than the polished child on a suburban soccer team here in America.
Because we see nothing more worthy of our focus, time, resources, and lives.
Because injustice is a wrong worth righting.
Because the poor child is still a child.
Because we know that, while adoption is not the solution in and of itself to the orphan crisis 143 million times over, we have seen with our own lives how it rescues the lives of those who can be adopted.
Because we believe that Jesus died for redemption, not just for eternity, but for our lives on this planet and we believe we can be vessels of that redemption for children’s lives here.
Because we know that, if it were our own flesh and blood, we would want someone to love them and call them family, too.
Because, really, these kids are no different from your own. Not at all.
Because it’s just not okay with us to say no to a child who needs a home when we have one.
Because it’s just not okay with us to say no to a child who needs a family when we have one.
Because it’s just not okay with us to say no to a child who needs room to thrive when we have room and can make room.
Because it’s just not okay with us to do nothing.
Because it won’t be okay with them if we do nothing.
Because it’s just not going to be okay to do nothing.
“Rescue the perishing; don’t hesitate to step in and help. If you say, “Hey, that’s none of my business,” [i.e. "that's not for me"] will that get you off the hook? Someone is watching you closely, you know— Someone not impressed with weak excuses.” -Proverbs 24:12 (The Message)
“Once our eyes are opened we can’t pretend we don’t know what to do. God, who weighs our hearts and keeps our souls, knows that we know and holds us responsible to act.” Proverbs 24:12
WHY would we do this? Well, it comes down to this: There are 143 million orphans in the world; and we have room. Period. (How’s that for a logical answer?) 
HOW will we do this? By the sheer grace of God, who we believe empowers us for the insane and unheard of the moment we walk into His will.
WHEN will we stop? When God releases us from it. We stopped planning our lives long ago. (And truly this is so much more fun!)
There are MILLIONS and MILLIONS of orphans who need families. Families just like yours. Like ours. Like your neighbors’. Your friends’. God is not leaving us to figure out if and when we should adopt and how. We believe He is simply crying out to His people and saying, “These are my children. Who will adopt them? Will YOU?”
Amen.
Beautiful.