Adoption: God Had Something Better Planned

Every time I drive by, many emotions and thoughts fill my heart and mind. Thankfulness that God opened certain doors at the right times, gratitude that three of the kids from this place have joined our family, and also helplessness because I realize once again that we can’t change every single life in there. On the other end of the city, just off a main road and near a shopping center, is a piece of land with a few large buildings. The nicest and newest-looking building is their school and the older red-brick one is their housing. This orphanage holds almost 250 children, ranging from ages three all the way up to sixteen/seventeen. When we first moved to Altai in 2008, we started praying and seeking God for direction in how to minister to the kids in the orphanage. The open doors didn’t come right away though . . . God always has His own timing.