Praying Them Home

I tried to hand this post off to one of the other founders of Praying Them Home. The first post on any blog is so significant and sets the tone for the entire future of the blog. People will read this one post and decide if coming back is worth their time. They'll make the crucial decision about whether to click the "Follow" button and come along for the ride. I hope, I get this close enough to "right" that you'll come back, because it's not about me, or Tonya, or Chandres, or Stephanie, or any of the others who may contribute here in the future. This is all for the King and His glory...

It's all about the kids. The precious children waiting for families on the other side of the ocean. You see, to be born with a (dis)ability or special need of any kind in Eastern Europe means a life sentence to an orphanage and eventually to a mental institution. It means the society you were born into has decided you are worthless and should be hidden away from the rest of the world. Life is hopeless for these kids, unless, that's right, unless, they are chosen. Chosen by a family to be adopted as a son or daughter. Then, life is very different indeed.

Our efforts here are to raise awareness, to educate, to encourage you to pray. Our intentions are to be the hands and feet of Jesus to the children. We have recruited local churches to join us on our mission. We have chosen one orphanage to begin with. You can find the children living in orphanage 39 listed here on Reece's Rainbow or you can click on their names on the left hand side of this blog. Each child has been assigned to a local church. That church will pray over their assigned child for one quarter and then we'll rotate the kids. Our hope is to find these children's families. We believe that God is going to tie our community to their community. Our hearts tied to their hearts. We will stand in the gap for them until God places them into a family.

We are unsure where this ride is taking us, but it's all in God's hands and we're committed to following where He leads. Will you join us? Will you pray for the kids of orphanage 39? Will you start a movement in your own church or community? Can we unite in an effort to pray them ALL home? Let's be the hands and feet of Jesus. Let's rise up, Church and do what God has commanded us to do.

Pray, Adopt, Advocate, Support...Do Something!

Hidden in Christ,
Mandy