A few days ago, two little people walked into our home for the first time. Scared, confused, and not exactly happy to be here.
We smiled, welcomed them in and tried to make things seem normal. But we all felt it. This was anything but normal.
It's not normal to be taken away from your family. It's not normal to walk into a stranger's home and be expected to be a part of the family. It's not normal for that family to accept you with no conditions.
No. Nothing about this is normal. But, it's reality everyday across the United States.
Our world is a very broken place. And in this part of the world, we try to remedy some of that brokenness with foster care. It's beautiful and restoring and healing. But it's also broken and heart wrenching and just. plain. hard. It shouldn't be needed. But it is.
We believe God calls us all to care for orphans and those who can't care for themselves, and this is how we will respond to that for a season. We are taking a risk and stepping out of our comfort zone. The past 4 days have been hard and emotional and exhausting. Will it be easy? No. Will we want to give up? We've already wanted to. Will it be worth the investment? Totally. Still - we're excited and scared and unsure of the months to come.
But one thing we know - as broken as our world and this process are, our God is bigger. He can bring healing to these children and their family, and that is our prayer. Will you join us in praying for them?