Today I found out that this sweet boy has just SIX DAYS left to find a family.Six short days!  Oh my goodness.This is Kristopher. He is living in the same country as our beautiful Hasya. Except, thankfully he is in one of the better orphanages in that country. He is receiving care which is probably as good as it gets for a child living in an institution.Kristopher's special needs are mild, … [Read more...]

I am guilty.  I fall into the trap too often.The trap of indifference!How easy it is to have my heart break in two over something...and then carry on in my own little world as though it never happened in the first place.Apathy grabs a hold of my heart too often and I so easily forget. As I was writing the post about Jonathan and the reality of his potential life outside of orphanage walls, I … [Read more...]

It was last December.  An e-mail found its way into my inbox.  It simply read, "Please help!"I get a lot of those.  There are so many children living in such dire situations.  They all need to come home. They all need to be chosen.  Sadly though, some of them are never found.It's the sad reality of the fatherless.I opened the e-mail and my heart literally sank.  … [Read more...]

A few days ago I shared my heart in a series of posts on children who live in institutions (or mental asylums).  If you missed those posts, you can read them here, here, and here.  I got inundated with responses.  Most people wrote to me expressing that they just had absolutely no idea that this was the reality of children who get transferred from a baby house to an … [Read more...]

Oh my goodness!  After my recent posts on institutionalized children, my inbox is seriously flooded with e-mails.  If you have written to me and not heard back yet, please know that I am working hard to try and respond to everyone.  You should hear back from me soon.  I appreciate your patience.Aslan is on the move, friends!  Hearts are being stirred and challenged, eyes … [Read more...]

It's been an interesting few days here on my blog.  When I felt sure that I needed to spend a week highlighting the plight of institutionalized children, I had no idea what God had in store.Oh my goodness, the response to a crisis which is not spoken about very often has been overwhelming!  My inbox is overflowing with e-mails asking, "What can we do?"  "How can we help?"  I … [Read more...]

I have typed and edited this post a few times. Trying to find the right words—the ones which don’t offend people or stir up a hornet's nest when it comes to tough issues--is hard. I am not the most eloquent person when it comes to sharing what’s on my heart. Sometimes words escape me. Like today.This is going to be one of those posts. The kind that’s hard, raw, emotional, and difficult to put into … [Read more...]