Needy Feet Ministries - Adoption Awareness

Mark 9 : 36 - 37 Then He took a little child and set him in the midst of them. And when He had taken him in His arms, He said to them "Whoever receives one of these little children receives Me; and whoever receives Me, receives not Me, but Him who sent Me."

Ephesians 1: 4,5 …Just as He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before Him in Love, having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will ...

Orphans are victims of circumstances over which they have no control. Usually he or she has left the home environment they knew for a totally different environment that is, at times, lacking in compassion, love and care for the children and their welfare. Frequently the events that led to the break up of their natural home tends to cause children great emotional trauma. All children need to know they are accepted, that their own personalities are respected and that they are really wanted in the group in which they live. Many orphans have suffered outright rejection by their parents. They also face rejection by many in their society that view them as second-class citizens. Another basic need of the child is security. Whatever the immediate reason may be, a change from the known to the unknown tends to make a child feel insecure. Children need to have satisfying relationships with adults before he or she can adequately grasp the idea of God as a loving Father.

The needs of orphaned children for physical care, is obvious. They are expected to need food, clothing, shelter and medical care. There are social and spiritual values also closely related to physical care of children. Children need adults to give them confidence in their friendship and ability to help them with solutions to their problems. Adults have to have the ability to provide not only for the material but also the social and spiritual needs of the children. Many orphanages do not have enough staff members to give children the quality individual time that they need to learn to interact with adults.

These orphans face a future that is fraught with uncertainty. They need Christians to pray for them and provide for their needs as adoptive parents that will enable them to grow into God-fearing adults. There are many avenues of adoption available to people. Make no mistake, these options are costly, but these are children of God and therefore they are not cheap! God, through Jesus Christ expressed many times in the New Testament how important children are to the Kingdom of God. As Christians in the most affluent country in the world, we should be making every effort to provide a home for needy children from around the world. Needy Feet Ministries attempts to provide information and references to organizations and resources that will help you to be informed of the adoption process in Russia and the United States.

Doctor Dennis Rainey of the radio broadcast "Family Life Today", made these comments at Moody Bible Institutes "Founder's Week" in February of 2003, that Christians need to become "Pro-Adoption". His reason for saying such a thing ? Are we not adopted into the Kingdom of Heaven ? Ephesians 1:5 says "… having predestined us to adoption as sons by Jesus Christ to Himself, according to the good pleasure of His will …" In 1 John 3:2, we are told " Beloved, now we ARE children of God." As children of God we should always keep in mind that the Lord reminds us in Mark 9:36 & 37 that "Whoever receives one of these little children in my name receives Me and whoever receives Me, receives not Me but Him who sent Me".

Please turn to the "How You Can Help" page and pray for the Lord to guide you on what you may do for these orphans and pray for the Lord's protection for the millions of orphans around the world everyday.

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