Lost Sheep

In Luke, Chapter 15, Jesus tells a beautiful parable about the lost sheep.  How anyone would leave their entire flock to go and search out the single sheep that was lost.  How there would much rejoicing when you found it and returned to celebrate again with your friends and family.  Cathy and I are now going to find our lost sheep.  Actually, we know who and where he is, we are just working out how to get there and get him.

His name is Duncan, or at least that is what they web site calls him.  He is an eastern European 15-year old boy with cerebral palsy who needs a home, a family and most importantly to experience the love of Jesus Christ.  His current position is tenuous and the lions are close by.  He turns 16 in about 60 days at which point he may have to leave the orphanage and fend for himself in a country not known for its compassion for those with disabilities or be transferred to a mental hospital.  Neither choice holds much promise for him.

So, here we are.  Adoption had been something Cathy and I had loosely discussed over the last several years but never seriously.  Duncan has touched our hearts and we are doing everything possible to get him.  Here’s the best part, it appears to be completely impossible.  We started from absolute zero a short while ago and have very little time left to complete an international adoption.  For anyone remotely familiar with adoption, 7 to 12 months is a more realistic timeline and that is if everything goes smoothly.   So how are we going to get this done?

We’re not.  God is.  There is no way we can do this, but we have absolute faith that if Duncan is our lost sheep it will happen and God will be glorified for it. Won’t you join us to witness this miracle in the making?

What do we need?  Everything, but most importantly prayer.  As much of it as physically possible.   This whole situation needs to be bathed in some serious, knee bending, dedicated, gut wrenching prayer.  To be honest, this is going to elevate my prayer life to a whole new level.   Maybe it will have the same affect on you.

After that, just listen and follow God’s prompting.