WE HAVE ADOPTED...

YEP, TIFFANY AND I HAVE ADOPTED A CHILD!

Not the kind you get to bring home of course.

Let me go back and explain.....

The last few months, my niece and I, Tiffy have

spent much time together.

She has helped me through some bad times,

we have had some awesome times together.

She says the same of me. 

So, last month she surprised me with

a hotel night and a ticket to the

 I knew her and TEdi girl had been before and she had

spoken about it often as she love Christian music.

I didn't know many of the bands but I knew

MERCY ME

and I was excited to see them.

It was an awesome time, awesome concert,

perfect for lenten season.

 Then right before intermission, the spokesman who

helps put on the concert, spoke of the poverty in

our world. He not only asked for help with so many children

who go to bed hungry with no chance of an education, better life,

then he went a step further than the infomercials you see

on TV most Sunday mornings.

He explains how before he decided to "adopt"one of these

children by giving a monthly contribution,

he wanted to see for himself where this organization used

this money.

He then showed a video of one of these children who were helped

by this organization.

There on the big screen, a healthy looking teenager

was asked if he could speak to his American family who

adopted him when he was just a little child, what would he say.

His words were deep,

he spoke of because of this family he went to school,

never went to bed hungry.

Not only that but he had been able to write to this family,

and for years, they had communicated.

I knew this adoption company was legit.

Yet, I am not at the time where I can give 40 dollars

a month. I then have a great idea.

I turn to Tiffy and say,

"lets adopt a child together?"

"Yes!" she said.

Each of us could afford a mere 20  dollars a month.

So that we did.

We just let them pick a random child for us

as we believe we will get the child that we should help.

 Meet our child,

SAYOUBA OUEDRAOGO

Don't let his bright colors fool you,

he is a boy.

Now today, we get to send him a picture of

us, a letter from us and begin the correspondence

with this child that we have committed to provide

for until his adult years.

We both have felt so good about this.

At one point on our way home,

I said to Tiffy,

Do you realize just what we have done?

this child will never go to bed hungry again,

our child will be able to go to school,

even a university if he chooses.

He will get his immunizations to protect him from

the disease that ravage his home in Africa.

No, we may never meet this child

but we will be able to communicate, send

pictures, letters.

We have changed the life of a child!

Yes, I am sure there are those that will feel like

this may be a scam, or why not help the children

here who are struggling.

None of that will deter me from feeling good 

about the 20 dollars a month I have committed to 

for this child. I spend more than 20 dollars a month 

on junk. So Tiffany and I, we adopted a child.

WHAT SO EVER YOU DO, FOR THE LEAST OF

YOUR BROTHERS, THAT YOU DO UNTO ME