God's Timing
When Brett and I married 21 yrs ago we saw a tv program on Romanian orphans, and our hearts were deeply touched. However, as young newlyweds, (neither Christian at the time) we got on with the business of married life, and over the course of 10 years we had four children. The day I learned I was pregnant with our 4th child, we were offered a special needs 2 y.o. boy from the Phillipines. We declined simply because we wanted to be able to give all our energies to a needy child. Our hearts continued to lean towards neglected children. We worked as children's pastors but something in our spirits danced when streetkids would come in. We often talked of fostering but life was so busy, money so tight, and in hindsight, it wasn't the right time.
However, since July we have been positioned by the Lord working in Fiji, and began helping at a local orphanage with our two children. You guessed it, we fell in love. We are currently in the process of adopting two sisters aged 10 and 11, and giving serious consideration to another set of sisters aged 8 and 13. There are young ones here but our hearts ache for the older ones, particularly siblings.
The urge to adopt, the heart to adopt, was always there. The ability was not always there. God had to grow us on the inside.
It is vital you don't step into this without being in unison. The times Brett and I have taken major skin off our noses has been when we've been out of synch in a decision...we've learned, if one doesn't agree, then do nothing and keep praying.
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