"If you can't feed 100 people,

Then just feed one."

Mother Theresa

Today. . . 

    Is an unnaturally quiet  one in our neighborhood.

 Today is an official holiday in my 'host country'  and while the world appears to be resting around me, I am hard at work in my room!

Today . . I have set aside to research and apply for adoption grants.

I sit with my long list from the chart entitled, "Resources For Adoption," and pluck out the grants that I am qualified for, 

       . . which are few.

Today, my faith spirals downward as I battle every family's battle on the adoption journey .. feeling overwhelmed by the magnitude of it all 

and I still lean into a God who reminds me in His Word,

 "IS ANYTHING to difficult for Me?"

 Yet, I fight discouragement and ask the same question all of my friends seem to murmur as we talk adoption these days . .."WHY must this process be so hard; so expensive?"

   Then, come the faces. . .

 Beautiful, waiting children . ..all precious in His sight!

Each website offers desperate pleas for families and individuals to come and rescue those who are waiting. Statistics are given .. .how many are lonely, how many are without care, without love, sick, disabled, unwanted, hungry. ..

I see their faces and instantly feel the need, sense the urgency of all it, 

my tears flow for them to find forever homes!

An estimated 153,000,000  orphans wait, 

                                                                    wait,

                                                                        and continue to wait ..

The need, overwhelming.

The desire to help, ALSO .. .OVERWHELMING

HOW can I?

I can try . . .try to adopt this ONE,  at least this ONE.