Victory is found in faith...every time.

It takes a lot of faith to say yes to orphan care. And I rejoice with you in this because in this very moment...you are victorious! This orphan care journey is packed full of moments where the Lord, that loves us and them so deeply, does more than we could ever imagine. The moment we say yes begins this journey of seeing the Lord take what is broken and make it whole. He takes the lost and makes them seen. He takes the lonely and gives them family. He takes our fearful hearts and fills them with determination and grace. That, my friends, is victory!

There is victory when families say,

“Let me hang with the kids this Friday so you and your husband can go out.”

“Don’t worry about dinner Friday night. We’ll bring it so you can cuddle with your new little friend.” 

“How can I pray with you?”

“What do you need?” ...All of these moments set families up for victory.

I’ve asked myself through my own fostering experience when the victories seem few and far between. When will break through come? When will we see victory in this hard part of advocating for these innocent kids? Will there ever be victory in understanding and working alongside a broken system? When will our children see victory in overcoming their trauma. The Lord in his gentle gracious way showed me that the moment we stepped out in faith...we had victory. The victory went before us as we became a part of the “system”. The victory goes before us in advocating for them because Christ is theirs...and our biggest advocator. And best of all...their victory over trauma comes when our faith shows them that the victory is already theirs. Then they learn to have faith...and they are victorious.

I think our biggest victory is when we are reminded that our faith knows no bounds. 

To those who say yes to orphan care...we applaud you because we see that your faith is great. And in that your victories will be many! We can’t wait to celebrate with you!!!!

”The fundamental fact of existence is that this trust in God, this FAITH, is the firm foundation under everything that makes life worth living. It’s our handle on what we can’t see.” Heb 11:1 MSG