Arizona 1.27

Do Justice
Love Mercy
Walk Humbly

It is the mission of my church
Mission Community Church
The church I worship at
The church I serve at
The church I am supported by
The church I call home
The church I love.

One of the justice ministries
At Mission
Is Esther's Hope
It is a foster-care/adoption initative
To help bring new families into foster/adoption
To help support foster and adoptive families
To help train
To help do God's work for children in crisis

It's not just Mission that has stepped forward
It is also 20+ other churches in the Valley
Stepping up to attempt to get at least 1000 new foster families
In Maricopa country in order to help place
The 1400+ children who do not have placements.
The Valley initative is called Arizona 1.27

Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this:
To look after orphans and widows in their distress
James 1.27

Tonight
This room FULL of amazing people of Mission
And the Gilbert community

Came to Arizona 1.27 orienation night

To do justice and serve the children in crisis in Arizona

To love mercy and show grace, love, and kindness to His children

To walk humbly and submit to His calling them to do this work.

 

It is the first step

In stepping forward

Into this

Amazingly crazy

Love with pain

Journey

 

I love these pictures.

God's people

Stepping up

Living out

Their mission

Their purpose

His will.

 

May they not be stopped by fear.

May they move foward in peace.

May God call more.

May there be more families with homes open for children,

  Then there are children in need of homes.

 

It was a blessing

To spend a little time

Sitting up front on a panel of

Foster and Adoptive parents tonight

Sharing the Lord's call on my life

My experiences of the past 18 months

(When I first went through

A similiar orienation they all completed tonight.)

 

I didn't know what kind of questions we might be asked

And I had thought of things I'd like to say

I'd like to share

But...I don't really remember what was said

Or what was asked,

But I do know that

I probably shouldn't have mentioned my fears

Of my first placement being a paromanaic

And I was a "wee" bit embarrassed that when I got home

I found the tip-end of my nose to be inflamed and red

From a new zit.

(I mean, seriously!)

But,

Despite me,

All I can hope is that God continues to

Call

Lead

Direct

And Provide

For these families

And individuals

And the children whom one day they may open their homes

And hearts to.