Today I watched the movie Bella. I watched it in theaters when it came out, but that was several years ago and I needed a refresher. Even though it is an imperfect movie in MANY ways, it still was an excellent movie to illustrate how we as Christians should act about adoption. If you haven't seen it, I would recommend it, not because of the wonderful plot line or screenplay, but because it should serve as an example to us. We should be absolutely instantly willing to stop our lives to take care of each other, especially the weak and helpless.
I'm also reading the book Silent Tears by Kay Bratt. This book is the story of an American woman who moves to China for her husband's work. She volunteers in an orphanage while living there, and this book is her journal entries of the time she spent there. This book is an emotionally compelling account of many orphans' lives. I would recommend it, but only for those with a strong stomach. Some of the descriptions make my stomach turn and my tears flow.
Needless to say, my heart has been tugged by adoption as of late.
We need to make this a bigger issue...in our churches, in our families, and through our vote. Let's make this a political issue. Make it impossible to ignore. Be open to adoption. Fiscally support others' adoption.
This quote by Russell Moore in his book Adopted for Life says it all.
“What if a mighty battalion of Christian parents would open their hearts and homes to unwanted infants--infants some so-called ‘clinics’ would like to see carried out with the medical waste? It might mean that next Christmas there’ll be one more stocking at the chimney at your house--a new son or daughter who escaped the abortionist’s knife or the orphanage’s grip to find at your knee the grace of a carpenter’s Son."
