Our most Frequently Asked Question in regards to our plan to adopt is undoubtedly, "um, what made you decide to do this?" So here is our short answer. (I thought I would give it to you just in case you are too polite to ask OR are being asked yourself when you tell people what your crazy relatives are up to this time.)
It is really quite simple. There are over 4 million orphans in Ethiopia. We have a room in our basement that houses a treadmill when it could house a child. We throw away leftovers nearly every day. Our kids are the best part of our life. Scripture teaches us to care for orphans. Why wouldn't we add to our family this way?
"To love an orphan is to love Jesus himself." Matthew 25:14
For the loooong answer read my first blog entry.
