Orphan Sunday
Posted in Adoption, Family on 11/05/2009 04:20 pm by Cacey
Learn to do good.
Seek justice.
Help the oppressed.
Defend the cause of orphans.
Fight for the rights of widows.
~Isaiah 1:17
A few months ago my sweet little boy came down with the flu as children often do. He was running a fever and didn’t want to do anything but snuggle up on his mommy’s lap. As I held him and stroked his hair I began to think of what it would be like not to have a mommy to hold you when you were sick. To live in an orphanage and have no one that loves you and cares for you like a family does. To wake up in the night and feel alone. I can’t even imagine what it would feel like and it brings tears to my eyes to think of it.
We need to stand up for the cause of orphans. Live out the scripture in Isaiah 1:17 “Learn to do good. Seek justice. Help the oppressed. Defend the cause of orphans. Fight for the rights of widows.” Notice all the action words: Learn, Seek, Help, Defend, Fight. Even if you have not been called to adopt a child personally, you have been called to stand up in some way for the cause of orphans, the fatherless.
This coming Sunday, November 8th, is the first-ever Orphan Sunday, an opportunity to raise awareness and to learn how you can make a difference. It’s put on by a diverse group of organizations supporting adoption and orphan care, including Cry of the Orphan Campaign, Show Hope, Christian Alliance for Orphans, Focus on the Family and Family Life Today. Steven Curtis Chapman will also be performing a live concert! Check it out for yourself: Orphan Sunday
This Sunday is also extra special to us as it marks two years since we brought our boy home. We will be celebrating with our friends and family by sharing a Korean meal and watching the Orphan Sunday concert together!
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