What could be better than getting
to know a child and learning to be a family to her because she doesn’t have
one? The time spent laughing and comforting her is indescribable. She finds a
way of crawling into the deepest recesses of your heart, to that place where
love is raw and unconditional. Before today I wouldn’t have thought there could
be something that would rival the joy that comes from loving a child who has no
one else. I was wrong, though. Today I had the unique blessing of witnessing
one of these blessed babies whom I’ve loved for the past two and a half months
be united with her forever family. Today I got to witness the promise of
Jeremiah 29:11 come to life.
”For I know the plans I have for you,”
declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future.”
God
knew that this beautiful baby’s birth mother would be unable to care for her
the way she needed to be, but He used her to bring a precious gift into the
world anyway. He provided a temporary home for her here at Beautiful Gate. He
provided her with housemothers and volunteers who cared for her needs and loved
her the way Jesus would. And then He did the most miraculous thing of all. He
moved in the heart of a woman, previously a complete stranger to this child, to
be her mother for the rest of her life. My precious little friend’s entire
story has been a part of God’s master plan. Nothing has happened to her that
God hasn’t known about or allowed. And now, seeing her in the arms of a mother
whose heart overflows with love for her, it is evident beyond a shadow of a
doubt that He plans to prosper her and give her a hope-filled future. Praise
God for His perfect plan!
Abba Father,
Thank
you for the gift of witnessing your plan in action. Thank you for taking care
of this beautiful child and orchestrating every aspect of her life. Thank you
for a mother who knows you and listens to the call You have placed on her life.
May Your blessing be with them always. I pray Your protection over them every day.
And finally, thank you for such an exciting picture of what my eternity as your
adopted son looks like. Thank you for loving us!
Amen!
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