Adoption Sunday

So this is a little holiday that most don't know about. It's not so much of a holiday as it is a day to remember. Remember what? Remember our call to take care of orphans. Adoption is such a gift from God. But let me get into my teacher mode (I am a big sister. I have a very prominent teacher attitude.) for a minute and share some statistics.

Over 130 million children have lost one or both of their parents. They are here in America, Ukraine, Africa, Peru, Germany, Mexico, France, you name the location! 130 million. But you see, that is just big number, right?

Even when I write out. . .

130,000,000

. . . it is still just a big number I can't wrap my mind around.

How about we think about it this way. The May Day Stadium is the largest football stadium in the world. It is located in North Korea. This thing is HUGE! Largest football stadium in the WORLD! And it can only hold 150,000. It would take 867 of those stadiums to hold all of the orphans in the world. Even with that it is hard to imagine.

Do you know how many people consider themselves Christians in the world? 2,039 million. 

That looks like:

 2,039,000,000.

So wait a minute! That's a bigger number than the first! Hold on here! Then that doesn't quite make sense! That would mean there is 1 orphan in the world for every 15 Christians.

Doesn't that make you wonder why there are still orphans in the world?

Here is another little orphan fact. Children age out of the system, weather adoption or foster care, at age 18. In some places younger. They go into the world without any support. They were raised without love and a family. They lack a solid foundation that only a family can give. Can you imagine when you were eighteen and moving out on your own or going to college and having no one to call and remind you of home? No one to encourage you to go after your dreams? In fact, in your whole life, you were never told that you could reach your dreams? It's not easy to live that way. Many of them end up involved in crime or commit suicide once they age out. Suicide rates are higher among teens who were not raised with parents than any other group of people. That statistic is true for EVERY culture. America and all over the world. And once they commit suicide who is there to cry for them? Who is there to miss their presence and personalities? Who loved them enough to miss them?
Everyone deserves someone to cry for them.

Now I want to make this point clear. I do NOT believe that everyone is supposed to adopt. Adoption is something that my family was called to. I have one sister who is adopted. And maybe our family will be called to adoption again. Maybe one day I will be called to adopt in my own family. I just don't know. But I do know that every Christian is called to take care of the orphans. If you have not been called to adopt support a family who is. I can say from experience (as a teenager involved in the process.) that an adopting family needs support both in the process and once they have the child at home. It is the churches (universal) job to provide that support. If  you can't adopt or even support someone financially and all you can do it say "Hey let me watch your kids while you go get paperwork done." that is amazing to parents who are adopting! One less stressful thing for an adopting couple.

I have seen the relief on my moms face! Trust me!

So my whole point to this post is that it is that everyone can and should take part in caring for the orphans.

Everyone needs a forever family and everyone deserves someone to cry for them.

CCT

New blog design (again) and catching up!

I am redesigning my blog. again. :) I am very excited! I think I like this one best of all of my previous designs. I like my other designs but they really did not look like me. Yes, that's silly for a blog that actually has no writers name to it. How could there be a "me" for it to look like if there is no name. But! This nameless writer has a personality! And none of the previous designs fit it quite right. But I think I've found it. But bear with me. I can't change it all in one night! Not with my school schedule at least! But in time. :)

So I think I'll catch you all up on my life and my current life goals. If you've been reading this blog for any amount of time you know my life goals tend to change. I think this one's for real. Like for keeps! hehe! But only time will tell! :) I haven't blogged in a while. Partially because somehow every minute of my day has become a precious commodity. I'm taking eight courses and a leader in far to many extra curricular activities. In fact I'm a bit shocked I had time to work on my blog tonight! But I needed some me time...or blog time. Whatever! :) But another reason I haven't blogged is because I have been doing a lot of thinking and praying and figuring out what I am supposed to do.

And I have all the answers now!

hahahahahahahahahahaha! 

Just kidding of course!

But wouldn't that be awesome?

One day, if there is ever a day where I know all the answers, it will be the most epic blog post ever!

Okay moving on. (It's late. I am prone to get off track when I'm tired.)

I've been doing some serious praying and I plan to go to college and get a degree in Youth Ministry. It is the perfect major for me. It would include developmental psychology classes, communications classes, and English and religious classes. I'm pumped! It's going to be great! So that is kind of my general plan right now. I have a few specifics. But we can get into that later. I would share the colleges that are on the top of my list but I'm afraid if I can't tell you my name I also can't tell you where I live or intend to live. You'll be okay. Don't fret. My blog will follow me wherever I go to college! :) And I am still only a junior in highschool. But I am almost halfway done with my freshman year at the local community college! Final Exams and projects are do in a few weeks! Ahhh! hehe! I'll be fine! It's all good! But now I really need to get to bed. Some of those final projects need to be worked on tomorrow. Up with the sun on a Saturday morning. I think there is something just plain evil about that. But oh well.

Signing off! :)

CCT