(Un)Adopted

As we are getting very close to our travel dates I cannot help but be sad.  I have had multiple people tell me how "lucky" Ivy is.  Let us be honest.  Orphans, even adopted orphans are not lucky.  Our family is the lucky ones to be her forever family.

•  Most of them have been abandoned and spend their lives in orphanages.
• They will never know their birth families 

 The orphanage is the only place Ivy will have ever known.  We fully expect her to grieve the loss of her nannies and old life.  Adoption is a beautiful thing but comes from a BROKEN path.  

Ivy's orphanage houses around 200 children.  We will only be bringing home ONE of them. 

•  The children that do not get adopted will age out of orphanages by ages 13-16.  What does it mean to age out?  They are put on the street with $20 dollars and no where to go.
•  Most unadopted become trapped in a lifestyle of exploitation.
• Most don't even know how to prepare themselves a meal or have shelter post orphanage.

  I know that not everyone is called to adopt.  So here is how you can help (un)adopted children. The (un)adopted program helps teach these teenagers life skills and basic tools for survival. 

Examples of these skills: sewing, farming, construction, baking, and even skills to help them attend a University.  

Please consider going this link and see how you can make a difference. http://unadopted.org/ 

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it. Proverbs 22:6

EVERY CHILD DESERVES A FAMILY