[atouchofheaven]

kathyandmark,
i am a christian waiting to adopt from the state foster care system. we have decided not to have bio kids, but to adopt instead. in response to your postings, the government being in your lives is a small price to pay to have the opportunity to impact a child's life so remarkably. one way to think about it is; if God loves all the children of the world, and a large portion are abandoned and broken, whose responsibility is it to love them when no one else does? don't you think it is ours, as christians and followers of christ? don't you think it's a way of serving God and working for his ministry? what better impact to have on a child's life than to be a parent? the way i see it is, we not only have a duty to love these kids no one else wants, but we have a remarkable opportunity to change their life and allow them to change yours. doesn't Jesus say "what you do unto the least of these, you do unto me". i am saddened that the majority of foster homes are not christian based homes. it makes me ashamed of my brothers and sisters in christ. if we are truly on earth to serve God's higher purpose, wouldn't he want us to represent the majority of loving homes for these children to enter and experience Him? not to be cliche' but honestly, what would jesus do?